Question 15146 — veterans and victims of war

Summary

Mr. Alexandre Dufosset draws the attention of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans to the conditions for awarding the new clip entitled “Fighting World”. Created by a decree of November 28, 2024, this award responded to a long-standing expectation: to recognize the commitment of those who, throughout the year, work in the service of veterans, war victims, the wounded, and the transmission of the duty of memory and strengthening the army-Nation link. This creation makes it possible to open the national defense medal to courses of engagement which do not relate to classic operational activity and which, despite everything, fully participate in the vitality of the fighting world and the preservation of memory. Indeed, the National Order of Merit remains, by nature, very selective; as for the medal for youth, sports and associative commitment, it does not always correspond to the specificity of the fighting world. The new clip therefore constitutes a useful instrument of recognition - provided that its attribution regime is clear and accessible. Indeed, many associations of veterans, community leaders, standard bearers and memory players are still wondering about the concrete methods for proposing a file. Several questions remain today without a clear answer: who can claim this staple? Who can apply? What criteria make it possible to distinguish the bronze level, the silver level and the gold level? What parts must be provided? etc. Without a clearly identified procedure, the people most involved risk not being offered or being unaware of the steps to be taken. In a response published on December 16, 2025 to written question no. 10533 from Mr. Philippe Gosselin, the Ministry of the Armed Forces indicated that this clip made it possible "to reward the new merits of people who are currently working and for several years through their personal, significant or lasting actions, or through the exercise of functions within the associative combat world, in the defense of the moral and material interests of veterans and victims of war, the perpetuation of the memory of contemporary conflicts, the transmission of the duty of memory to younger generations or the development of the army-Nation link. This ministerial response seems to lay the foundations for a doctrine of attribution. Why are these elements not yet clearly published? He asks her her intentions on this subject.

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