加拿大海湾战争退伍军人要求官方承认其1990-91年服务为战时服务,并列举了战斗风险和持久的健康影响。
Canadian Gulf War veterans demand official wartime recognition for their 1990–91 service, citing combat risks and lasting health effects.
加拿大波斯湾战争退伍军人在1990-1991年部署到中东35年之后,敦促官方承认他们的服务为战时服务,而不是“特殊职责”。
Canadian Persian Gulf War veterans are urging official recognition of their service as wartime, not "special duty," 35 years after deploying to the Middle East in 1990–1991.
他们列举了真正的战斗风险,包括导弹袭击、雷场和接触与海湾战争疾病有关的有毒物质,他们认为他们的服务值得与朝鲜战争退伍军人一样得到承认。
They cite real combat risks, including missile attacks, minefields, and exposure to toxic substances linked to Gulf War Illness, and argue their service merits the same acknowledgment as veterans of the Korean War.
2024年下议院报告建议在不改变补偿的情况下改叙,但财政和立法障碍拖延了行动。
A 2024 House of Commons report recommended reclassification without changing compensation, but financial and legislative hurdles have delayed action.
虽然加拿大退伍军人事务部内部使用“战时退伍军人”这一称呼,并举办35周年纪念活动,但这场冲突仍未被列入国家战争纪念碑。
While Veterans Affairs Canada uses the term “wartime service veteran” internally and is hosting 35th-anniversary events, the conflict remains unlisted on the National War Memorial.
退伍军人继续争取在他们这一代人衰落之前得到充分承认。
Veterans continue pushing for full recognition before their generation fades.