#Latest news with #DistinguishedServiceDecorationRNZ News8 hours agoGeneralRNZ NewsSimon Strombom on his drive to maintaning the gravesCleaning and tidying the graves of former service personnel has become a passion for Simon Strombom. The retired major left the army in 2013 after a career that included a tour in Afghanistan that earned him a Distinguished Service Decoration. Now he has been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for founding the New Zealand Remembrance Army, which has worked to identify and restore tens of thousands of graves around the country. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
RNZ News8 hours agoGeneralRNZ NewsSimon Strombom on his drive to maintaning the gravesCleaning and tidying the graves of former service personnel has become a passion for Simon Strombom. The retired major left the army in 2013 after a career that included a tour in Afghanistan that earned him a Distinguished Service Decoration. Now he has been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for founding the New Zealand Remembrance Army, which has worked to identify and restore tens of thousands of graves around the country. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.