A longtime supporter and friend of Cold War Veterans, Congressman Joe Wilson has introduced a bill recognizing all Cold War Veterans on the anniversary of the Fall of The Berlin Wall
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 207
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United States in The Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 3, 2009
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United States in The Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Whereas The Cold War was an enduring struggle between
totalitarian communism and democratic capitalism throughout the second
half of the 20th century;
Whereas an estimated 24,000,000 members of the United States Armed Forces served during The Cold War;
Whereas 400,000,000 people were freed from the bondage of
communism during The Cold War in the countries then known as the Soviet
Union, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and
Bulgaria;
Whereas 139,000,000 people were freed from the bondage of
communism during The Cold War in the former Soviet Republics, in
countries now known as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan;
Whereas the events surrounding the Fall of the Berlin Wall and
the end of The Cold War ignited the political transition to democracy
in Yugoslavia, Albania, Mongolia, Thailand, Cambodia, Mozambique,
Benin, Ethiopia, Angola, and the Congo;
Whereas the victory of the United States in The Cold War
signifies freedom and security and opportunity for the formerly
oppressed, and will continue to do so for decades to come;
Whereas the Fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most
significant events of the 20th century, symbolized the triumph of
democratic capitalism over totalitarian communism; and
Whereas, November 9, 2009, will mark the 20th anniversary of this historic event: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of the Congress that the Nation should celebrate
the victory of the United States in The Cold War and the 20th
anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall by--
(1) promoting education about The Cold War and its historical significance;
(2) celebrating peace, freedom, and the principles of democratic government;
(3) honoring and reflecting upon the role of the United
States in the international struggle for individual human rights and
the evolution of the free enterprise system; and
(4) recognizing the veterans who served during The Cold War.
Now if we could convince his to issue a Cold War Medal in the House it might be a big help.
