Dickin Medal Dickin Medal The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion, bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath, carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue. It is awarded to animals that have displayed "conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units". The award is commonly referred to as "the animals' Victoria Cross" (although the Victoria
Until the Ribbon Breaks finished their first tour of North America in 2013 in support of Lorde, and also finished a five-date tour across the United States with Phantogram that year. "Spin" named the Until The Ribbon Breaks one of the Best 5 Artist of the Month for June 2013. As of 2013 they have released remixes of The Weeknd's "Wicked Games," Sam Smith's "Nirvana," and Lorde's "Royals." UTRB was featured on Run the Jewels' "Job Well Done" in 2013. In 2014 the band also released a remix of "Sights" by London Grammar, also releasing a music video for the remix composed of cut