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While it is true as the English poet Milton had it in 1655 that..."they also serve who only stand and wait"*. Those who are awarded medals generally have to have done something tangible...other than missing out on ennoblement.
[I take this from a story in the Mail about Barack and Dave dishing out burgers a while back...]
The well-known quote 'They also serve who only stand and wait' is taken from John Milton's Sonnet XIX: When I Consider How my Light is Spent (published in full below).
The poem, believed to have been written around 1655, is about the English poet's thoughts on his blindness.
Milton's reference to light is a literal one since he had lost his eyesight completely when he composed the piece.
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide,
'Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?'
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: 'God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts: who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.'