The UK's military medals system needs a "rapid but in-depth" re-think, a report for the government recommends.
It would specifically exempt from punishment those who simply wear military medals or decorations that do not belong to them.
Mr Cameron said he had accepted the recommendations of a review of military medals carried out by former diplomat Sir John Holmes.
He works only on pressed wood lids because he can drill into them and secure various items such as license plates, military medals and computer keyboards.
But documents that were declassified in the 1990s showed Mr. Powers's flight had been a joint Central Intelligence Agency-Air Force mission, making him eligible for military medals.
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In April 2012, Prime Minister David Cameron asked leading diplomat Sir John Holmes to review the policy on military medals as regulations are not always strictly enforced.
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At the height of the Iraq War in 2006, President George Bush signed a law making it a crime for anyone to wear military medals that they had not earned.
One of these, on loan from the Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals, is about 6 inches across and was minted in 1783 with a likeness of King George III.
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Prime Minister David Cameron has previously expressed support for the move and the issue has been referred to the Ministry of Defence, which is to conduct an independent review into the rules governing military medals.
Congress quickly acted with a new proposal, the Stolen Valor Act, which would make it a crime to lie about military service or make false claims about receiving military medals with the intent of benefiting from those claims.
His report says there is "no appetite or good reason to change the basic approach underlying British military campaign medals policy", which is that they "should be awarded sparingly, on the basis of genuine risk and rigour".
The bridegroom wore a crimson military uniform decorated with various medals and a striking blue sash.
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Lord Baden-Powell's own scout hat along with medals from his military career and the Union Flag flown at the original Brownsea Island camp will also be part of the exhibition.
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She now had the rank of colonel in Soviet military intelligence, and was the recipient of numerous medals.
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Monti's military decorations already included the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, five Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, three Good Conduct Medals and three National Defense Service Medals, the White House statement said.
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He is in trouble with the authorities for having campaigned on the territory of a military base, an infringement that evidently does not apply to acting presidents handing out medals or attending funerals.
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