Eh, it's an accomplishment. It's not the accomplishment, like some Gal FWers would make it. The Caldari occupation of all systems took a heck of a lot of work, and yes, it was somewhat easier to plex, with cloaks and other tactics still working, but I don't buy that it somehow "didn't count". On the other hand, the Gals had a huge advantage handed to them when CCP decided to essentially freeze the warzone see-saw with them in charge with virtually no warning, which was damn strange considering the week in advance notice we get for other patches. This lead to a large part of the active Caldari militia quitting in disgust. This made things considerably easier for the Gals, but it still counts too.

Anyway, that's not something the Gal FWers at large could control, and they did have to do a lot of plexing to take the final systems - so yes, they should get a medal. You'll get it, too: CCP has a pretty obvious bias towards the "good guys" in the fight, so you should get some flattering news items, a medal, and CCP will probably have the Gallente retake Caldari Prime and kill Tibus Heth or something. Enjoy it, see if you can get a couple Chrons written as well, and I'd suggest cashing your Gal LP either fairly soon or holding onto it for the long term.