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Title: Wear Your Medals This Independence Day
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(Date Posted:07/01/2009 20:46:49)

Hello everyone.

Just a reminder to wear your fruit salad...er...medals this 4th of July.

http://www1.va.gov/veteranspride/

Also, the law was recently changed to permit veterans to salute while in civilian attire.

http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1609

Finally, for all you Army Veterans out there [and family members of current/former Army members], the US Army has an initiative to thank you for your service.  You get a thank you letter, a lapel pin, and a nice certficate for framing, and a bumper sticker/decal.  Check it out: 

Army: http://www.freedomteamsalute.com/

Thank you g-g-g-g-g-g-great grandad Thaddeus for serving the Patriot cause in the American War of Independence!  I'll be thinking of you and your brothers Samuel and Nathanial as my family gathers to celebrate your gift to us.  There will be lot's of fireworks.  See you in heaven.

Connecticut Flag and drum       

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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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