http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.comAimoo CityAimooen-USAimoo http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6553316/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-07 18:04:20.707 Cold War Medal Well gang, it was a hard battle to get it done this way. A lot of resistance in the other camps. I tried for 18 months and that was a no-go. Sorry did what I could but it seemed like this or nothing. Emails and phone calls back andforth.We knew that a lot would be disappointed, I will take my thirty http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6551994/TopicID-1655846/GoToTopic.html donnknow 2009-11-07 13:19:27.927 American Cold War Veterans as for russian citizen, it scary x4. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6551957/TopicID-1573908/GoToTopic.html donnknow 2009-11-07 13:16:03.46 American Cold War Veterans Young Russians’ About-Face From the West When the Berlin Wall fell, young Russians clamored for all things Western. Now they rail against anything that is. By Owen Matthews and Anna Nemtsova | Newsweek When the Berlin Wall collapsed, most young, ed http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6551491/TopicID-1658730/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-07 12:20:40.6 American Cold War Veterans As Sean said, it was a battle and there was give and take on both sides. Working with Senator Snowe's staffwas a pleasure and the best we could do was the 24 months or the overseas. Joe Sixeas worked with the cosponsors staff members to bring about the least amount of opposition fromthose concerned. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6551332/TopicID-1658730/GoToTopic.html jcochr 2009-11-07 12:00:19.363 American Cold War Veterans Sean,Thanks for your hard work - I agree that if the service requirement was necessary to make the medal happen, then it is the way to go.  Hopefully the service requirements can be modified in the future.Having Jim Webb behind this is a BIG factor.  I am going to write him to thank him fo http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6551198/TopicID-1658730/GoToTopic.html seaneagan 2009-11-07 11:39:30.723 American Cold War Veterans  Thanks USMC We did our best now lets bring it on home this next month we need to go on the offensive with our lawmakers it was so difficult getting it started this time I want to giterdone. I feel like this could be our year with webb on board. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6550196/TopicID-1658730/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 09:14:54.553 American Cold War Veterans Sean,I figured as much when I initially saw the service requirement, which was no doubt the result of a lot of pushback from the Congress (and DoD, I would assume). You're certainly correct when you said that without some compromise [on our part], that we might well have ended up with no bill at all http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6550096/TopicID-1658700/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 09:01:48.863 American Cold War Veterans  Outstanding!!!!!! http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1658730/GoToTopic.html seaneagan 2009-11-07 08:50:23.443 American Cold War Veterans As far as service requirement we did our best we proposed a shorter term but that was a no go thats why the B and c provision leaves leeway for exceptions. Best we could do my apologies if it effects you. I myself was 2 days short of 2 years service and was not sure I would qualify. It is a differ http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6549794/TopicID-1658700/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 08:19:24.007 American Cold War Veterans Sean,Thanks buddy. Great news indeed. As was the case with Jerry, YOU DA MAN! (heh). Seriously, thanks for all the hard work you've put into this. It's greatly appreciated.USMC_Kinda_Guy http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1658700/GoToTopic.html seaneagan 2009-11-07 08:11:47.02 American Cold War Veterans Ok guys i have some great news we have a house version introduced today with a 2nd bill honoring CW vets butI will not give details yet until the official press realease. I have been working with a congressman's office in my state and we have had major input in what is being introduced. so watch tho http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6549713/TopicID-1658584/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 08:09:09.787 Cold War Medal Another suggestion when writing to your esteemed senators - Make sure to ask them to become actual co-sponsors to the Cold War Medal bill (S.2743). Forget the non-comittal, non-specific pledges of "support"; concrete, unequivocal support in the form of quickly becoming a CO-SPONSOR for S.2743 i http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548955/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Shuman 14 2009-11-07 06:25:45.723 Cold War Medal Reply to JIM WELLER (11/06/2009 15:47:56)Push your local congressmen to submit a Cold War Service Medal bill in the House.  Have the standard 30 days of continuous AD or 60 days non-continuous in that draft and it will be worked out in conference.  Still hoping that Sec. Gates acts on the http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548930/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Shuman 14 2009-11-07 06:22:13.553 Cold War Medal Reply to Ol Duke (11/06/2009 14:29:53)Count me in also as one who will be left out.  15 good years in the TNARNG and U.S. Army Reserves and no joy.  That will be good for about half that should qualify.  1971-77 TNARNG, 84-85 TNARNG, 85-93 U.S. Army Reserves + 3 years in IRR.&nbs http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548845/TopicID-1658584/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 06:10:25.35 Cold War Medal  Here's a good suggestion on how to get the word out to fellow vets. If you go on the American Legion website you can search for local legion posts within 10, 20, 50, or 100 miles of whatever city you type in. It will then give you all the contact info for these local posts. Many have an em http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548839/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 06:09:44.113 Cold War Medal  Here's a good suggestion on how to get the word out to fellow vets. If you go on the American Legion website you can search for local legion posts within 10, 20, 50, or 100 miles of whatever city you type in. It will then give you all the contact info for these local posts. Many have an email http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548746/TopicID-1655846/GoToTopic.html JIM WELLER 2009-11-07 05:54:17.85 American Cold War Veterans Scary x2. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548707/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html JIM WELLER 2009-11-07 05:47:56.567 Cold War Medal Push your local congressmen to submit a Cold War Service Medal bill in the House.  Have the standard 30 days of continuous AD or 60 days non-continuous in that draft and it will be worked out in conference.  Still hoping that Sec. Gates acts on the original suggestion of congress before th http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548469/TopicID-1658584/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 05:02:00.38 Cold War Medal Excellent statement by Senator Snowe, and I particularly agree with her assessment that it is ASTONISHING that a medal has yet to be awarded to recognize Cold War Service. Kudos!Of note also - especially for those who are busily composing their e-mails to their Senators - is her recognition (final p http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548349/TopicID-1658584/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 04:48:29.38 Cold War Medal I just contacted my state Senators from Wisconsin, Russ Fiengold & Herb Kohl, and asked them for their support and to consider co-sponsoring as well.OK folks! Now that we have a bill number it's time to start writing, emailing, and calling our elected officials to make this a reality!John http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548116/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Ol Duke 2009-11-07 04:29:53.91 Cold War Medal Count me in also as one who will be left out.  15 good years in the TNARNG and U.S. Army Reserves and no joy.  That will be good for about half that should qualify.  1971-77 TNARNG, 84-85 TNARNG, 85-93 U.S. Army Reserves + 3 years in IRR.  Oh, well....glad many that deserve http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1658584/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 04:26:19.287 Cold War Medal STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - November 05, 2009)[Page: S11217] GPO's PDF     By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. WEBB, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Ms. LANDRIEU):    S. 2743. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6548026/TopicID-1658537/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 04:20:23.333 Cold War Medal Excellent...thanks! http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6547895/TopicID-1658537/GoToTopic.html BURL 2009-11-07 04:07:11.707 Cold War Medal Yes sir it is.S.2743 http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6547755/TopicID-1658537/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 03:55:08.317 Cold War Medal I see there's a bill number listed on wikipedia (S.2743). Is this the correct bill number?John http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1658537/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 03:05:16.583 Cold War Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_Victory_MedalOK. There's the link to the Wikipedia article regarding the Cold War Medal (and kudos to whoever updated it to include the brand new Senate bill).The article lists all previous sponsorship/cosponsorship in the House and the Senate for previous Cold http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6547187/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Shuman 14 2009-11-07 02:55:26.693 Cold War Medal Reply to USMC_Kinda_Guy (11/05/2009 18:13:45)Jerry,Great news buddy, and kudos especially to Senator Snowe and her staff for getting the ball rolling. Looks like the Senate bill will be off to a very nice start bi-partisan too, with Senator Snowe getting 3 Democrat senators to co-sponsor t http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6546953/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html NATO4 2009-11-07 02:21:55.27 Cold War Medal Thanks for the update.  I have made my request to the two Illinois Senators (Burris & Durbin).  http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6546659/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html BURL 2009-11-07 01:46:36.037 Cold War Medal Emailed Chambliss and Isakson here in Georgia.Will also forward intel to other vets in my sphere of infulence.Also posted on my Facebook page.After a long hibernation, BURL is back. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6545921/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html jpeters 2009-11-07 00:24:24.083 Cold War Medal Great news Jerry....thanks for sharing. I can't wait until we have a bill number to reference so I can start harrassing the you-know-what out of my two Senators!John http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6545815/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-07 00:13:05.147 Cold War Medal With 4 U.S. Senators on board as sponsors/cosponsors, the Cold War Medal Act of 2009 is certainly off to a far better start than previous Cold War medal bills; the 2007 version only garnered 5 senators during the entire 2 year period, so having 4 right out of the gate is fabulous. I am assuming that http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6543535/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Daylor 2009-11-06 18:58:23.66 Cold War Medal Good Job!!!!!See the Bill BelowDenton AylorS.2743 Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6539302/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html JIM WELLER 2009-11-06 08:19:50.64 Cold War Medal DoD's usual medal standard is 30 days of consecutive AD or 60 days non-consecutive.  It will probably evolve into that standard. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6539239/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-06 08:13:45.61 Cold War Medal Jerry,Great news buddy, and kudos especially to Senator Snowe and her staff for getting the ball rolling. Looks like the Senate bill will be off to a very nice start bi-partisan too, with Senator Snowe getting 3 Democrat senators to co-sponsor the bill. Fabulous! Might even sway Sec. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6538956/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html JIM WELLER 2009-11-06 07:43:36.237 Cold War Medal OUTSTANDING!!!!  Thank you.  Know we need to press our Senators to support this and our U.S. Representatives to write a similar bill AND to Sec. Gates to just do the right thing and start the process immediately. http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1657863/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-06 06:42:23.387 Cold War Medal I just had a phone call from the Washington office of Maine Senator Snowe who today  introduced the bill today. I do not  have thebill nu;mber yet but here is the press release   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6534975/TopicID-1573908/GoToTopic.html bELKNAP 2009-11-06 00:42:40.23 American Cold War Veterans For general interest, this is a MSNBC web site article on historical preservation of Cold War era bunker in England.www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33506583/ns/world_news-fall_of_the_berlin_wall_20_years_later http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6534365/TopicID-1657363/GoToTopic.html USMC_Kinda_Guy 2009-11-05 23:28:09.913 Legislative Issues The Resolution definitely keeps the Cold War on the political radar; maybe this year - the 20th anniversery year - will finally get us a Cold War medal.USMC_Kinda_Guy http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1657571/GoToTopic.html SACWARRIOR 2009-11-05 23:25:08.343 General Veterans Issues http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/11/04/news/opinion/op_ed/doc4af1c25310888287725736.txt New York State Senate Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.15th District District Office      159-3 102nd Street           &n http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6533356/TopicID-1657363/GoToTopic.html pdudkowski 2009-11-05 21:39:15.627 Legislative Issues Its a positive step forward. Any resolution recognizing the victory and the men and women who helped attain that victory can only help us in the long run. It is another round in chamber. Congressman Poe of Texas had a resolution recognizing the end of the Berlin Wall. All these may be cost free to t http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1657363/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-05 16:17:56.693 Legislative Issues 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 t http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6521100/TopicID-1573908/GoToTopic.html bELKNAP 2009-11-04 20:37:55.37 American Cold War Veterans Jerald,In response to your question, posed earlier...I don't know if these are real or official, but I found the as offerings on E-Bay.  They infer that they were awarded to Soviet military personnel in recognition of Cold War service."Has Russia issued a Cold War Medal? If so canyou prov http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1656156/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-04 05:09:29.51 American Cold War Veterans November 3, 2009 A new report from the inspector general in the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that the VA Medical Center in Marion, Ill., continues to be plagued by quality management and patient care problems some two years after a suspicious spike in the number of post-surgical patient http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1656145/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-04 04:53:35.2 American Cold War Veterans VA to lay out plan to end veterans’ homelessness in 3 day summit Recieved from VA– Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki will lay out his plan to end homelessness among Veterans within five years at the National Summit on Ending Veteran Homelessness.&n http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1656012/GoToTopic.html Jerald Terwilliger 2009-11-04 01:29:39.433 American Cold War Veterans A very good article Unsung Heroes That Won The Cold War From the Clark County Conservativehttp://lewwaters.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/unsung-heroes-that-won-the-cold-war/Unsung Heroes That Won The Cold WarBy lewwatersOnce again we prepare to honor those who have served in all of our wars, pa http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6511202/TopicID-1647365/GoToTopic.html coldwarrior 2009-11-03 22:51:02.527 General Veterans Issues Mohamed was a pedophile with a 9 year old girl named A'isha that still played with dolls. The mask wearing cowards in the video are not soldiers or warriors, they are war criminal scum.  The insurgents fighting in Iraq, trying to impose tyranny there, are fighting on top of the mass g http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1655846/GoToTopic.html coldwarrior 2009-11-03 22:25:50.793 American Cold War Veterans Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/6480227/Russia-simulates-nuclear-attack-on-Poland.htmlThose Russians are at it again!  Good thing we have a strong president...one that won't cave in...one that will ensure that Poland and Wester http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-6491558/TopicID-1654221/GoToTopic.html SACWARRIOR 2009-11-02 06:46:01.463 American Cold War Veterans  I think this is a great idea. One item that needs correcting before we allout support it. If wayne would change the font size to squeeze it our war in his banner (add the word "Cold") to prove acknowledgment of our war, then I vote all in. Otherwize I have a hard time supporting another group http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1654221/GoToTopic.html seaneagan 2009-11-02 03:26:30.183 American Cold War Veterans Saturday, October 31, 2009 <!-- Begin .post --> http://www.bigbrothersinarms.org/We got a email from our friend Wayne Lutz. He has a new project I would like you Veterans consider volunteering for. If you Blog or have a web page link with him this is http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/ReplyID-0/TopicID-1654214/GoToTopic.html seaneagan 2009-11-02 03:21:44.09 American Cold War Veterans two separate but equally important bills honoring Cold war Veterans what Jerry has been working on is half of it .I cannot go into details until it is rolled out formally.