Germany awards first post-WW2 medals for bravery to soldiers

[Zanza]

Only 61%?  Wow I figured it was almost unanimous.

The rest is willing to stay another month or so to allow for an orderly withdrawal. 

[Zanza]

TBH I can't remember if the belt buckles of our dress uniforms still said "God with us" or not.

According to Wiki it's "Einigkeit, Recht, Freiheit".

[KRonn]

It sounds to me like the Germans just cannot find the middle ground between being war mongers and pacifists.  You can just be sane you know.

Agreed.

On the medal, good going Germany. Need to get past the old Germany and on with the new. There are world wide issues that affect Germany and its interests and friends/allies. I'll respect Germany more if they can move on, help out with tough issues. This isn't the  Germany of WW2; they've not shirked at coming to grips with that past and shouldn't have to suffer indefinitely for it.