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Jerald Terwilliger
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(Date Posted:10/28/2009 10:52:27)


I am very proud of the articles I read everyday concerning Honor Flight. Cities, counties and the nation are raising
funds to send WW II veterans to Washington to visit the WW II Memorial and then on to other monuments around
the DC area.

These fine, brave veterans many of whom are in wheelchairs and using crutches and canes only must pay their
own way to the airport for this free flight. For many of them, this could be their last chance to view the beautiful
memorial erected in their honor. One day there will be no more survivors of the great war.

We hope that one day very soon their will be a Cold War Veterans Memorial built before it is too late for us to see it.
Our numbers grow smaller everyday. The push for our medal, day or recognition and a memorial must continue and
it will come to fruition we will have our just due rewards.

Don't give up and never forget what you did.

Jerry

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RE:WW II Vets
(Date Posted:10/28/2009 15:52:17)

I had the honor and privilege of seeing the WWII Memorial in DC when it opened.  One thing haunts me though...when I was there, some younger VFW members were pushing a WWII veteran in a wheelchair as I walked by I overheard the WWII vet say that the memorial was beautiful, but he wished that his buddies could have seen it before they died.  I fear that happening to our fellow Cold War veterans.

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MISSION

The American Cold War Veterans is a nonpartisan 501c nonprofit veterans service organization incorporated in the State of Florida and founded on August 18, 2007 at The Truman Library in Independence, MO. As a group we are dedicated to all of our Brother and Sister Veterans, with special dedication to those who served during the Cold War era September 1945 to December 1991. Our Mission is to bring respect, recognition and awareness to Veterans of the Cold War era no matter what branch of service, whether active duty, reserve or National Guard. We are committed to honoring the sacrifices made by millions of American men and women during the Cold War, especially those who paid the ultimate price of life or liberty. We intend to see that the Cold War's history is completely and accurately understood by people everywhere. We are united in these goals and speak with one voice.

NDAA 2002 - FACT


The NDAA 2002 was passed by congress October 2001 signed into Law Dec. 28 2001, In the NDAA that was approved by both houses, signed into law by the President, was the Sense of Congress to authorize the Campaign Medal for service in the Cold War.

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002

115 STAT. 1118 PUBLIC LAW 107–107—DEC. 28, 2001 Code, that the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to that individual is warranted and that a waiver of time restrictions prescribed by law for recommendation for such award is recommended.

SEC. 556. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN MEDALS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should consider authorizing—

  1. the issuance of a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Armed Forces served in the Republic of Korea, or the waters adjacent thereto, during the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date thereafter as the Secretary considers appropriate;

  2. the issuance of a campaign medal, to be known as the Cold War Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Armed Forces served satisfactorily on active duty during the Cold War; and

  3. the award of the Vietnam Service Medal to any member or former member of the Armed Forces who was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in military operations designated as Operation Frequent Wind arising from the evacuation of Vietnam on April 29 and 30, 1975.


The Medal was not created! Why?

Were Cold War veterans casualties of the Iraq War planning?

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Wikipedia Background - Cold War Victory Medal



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