By Cam Lucadou-Wells
In what’s believed to be an RSL first, national service medals simply sent in the mail have been presented to veterans in a formal ceremony in Dandenong.
Five members of Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL were recognised in front of friends and loved ones at the sub-branch’s ‘president’s lunch’ on 18 April.
Nearly 50 years after their service, Cyril Lloyd and David Wells were finally presented with Australian Defence Medals and Commemoration of National Service Medals.
Both enlisted for National Service during the Vietnam War. They served on home shores but not overseas – roles that were only recently recognised with medals.
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