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Jimbuna
12-29-12, 12:05 PM
It's been an awfully long wait.


A Bletchley Park codebreaker who has been appointed MBE in the New Year Honours said he still hopes his whole team will one day be recognised.
Raymond "Jerry" Roberts, 92, receives the honour for services to the WWII decryption centre and to codebreaking.
Mr Roberts, of Hampshire, was among four founder members of the Testery section tasked with breaking the German High Command's Tunny code.
The decrypts are credited with helping shorten the war by at least two years.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-20859561
GT182
12-29-12, 05:09 PM
I cannot believe Mr. Roberts and his fellow code breakers have never been properly recognised. That is utterly atrocious. But then again, the US never properly recognised it's Native American code breakers either.
Jimbuna
12-29-12, 05:27 PM
True that :yep:
STEED
12-29-12, 05:37 PM
As usual too bloody late.
Jimbuna
12-29-12, 05:45 PM
As usual too bloody late.

Well give praise to the politicians...especially those who never lifted a finger to keep our country free of tyrany...you've loads of choices :)
STEED
12-29-12, 05:49 PM
Everyone who worked at Bletchley should have got something many many years ago.
Jimbuna
12-29-12, 05:53 PM
Everyone who worked at Bletchley should have got something many many years ago.

True that but like my father he had to wait nearly 40 years before the Russians alcknowledged what he and many others risked during the Russian Convoy years and it is only this year (or next) that I believe your mate Camerons government is about to strike them a medal.
Platapus
12-30-12, 12:22 PM
Everyone who worked at Bletchley should have got something many many years ago.


While I agree in principle, it should also be recognized that when you are involved in highly secret work, often you don't get recognition. It kinda goes with the job.

Not saying it is fair, but our histories are full of unrecognized people who have conducted critical services to their country.
TarJak
12-30-12, 05:27 PM
Recognition for service should have been immediate, secret or not. The governments of the day though saw it differently. TBH I think today's governments are really only doing it for the PR, rather than for the people who served.
Platapus
12-30-12, 07:46 PM
Recognition for service should have been immediate, secret or not.

Recognition may indeed have been immediate. But if the recognition was held in channels (not uncommon), the public would never know.
Cybermat47
12-30-12, 08:15 PM
They shortened the war by a year...and now they get recognised!?
BossMark
12-31-12, 04:15 AM
Well it took long enough...............
Jimbuna
12-31-12, 04:59 AM
They shortened the war by a year...and now they get recognised!?

From the posted article:



The decrypts are credited with helping shorten the war by at least two years.
TarJak
12-31-12, 07:11 AM
Recognition may indeed have been immediate. But if the recognition was held in channels (not uncommon), the public would never know.

I've got no problem with that.