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salrol
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Posted on 11/09/2009 11:08:50

Can some one correct this header to H. R. 4051? Somewhere along the way it got changed to 4041 which I'm sure will cause some confusion if members use that number to contact their Congressman.
Semper Fi.

Posted on 11/09/2009 08:58:42

E-mailed Congressman Wolfe urging him to co-sponsor this bill.

SF

Posted on 11/09/2009 07:49:37

I don't post  to this site often, but check it each day. As soon as I saw the post about Senator Snowe's bill being introduced, I contacted both of my Senators, James Webb to thank him for co-sponsoring and Mark Warner to urge him to co-sponsor as well, or absent that, to support his fellow Virginian Senator. As soon as the Bill number is available for the House version, I will contact my Representative.

I also posted to the "Marine Together We Served" site the information about Senator Snowe's Bill and referred them to the American Cold War Veteran's site for additional info.  I have done this in the past and it always sparks a bit of interest, not overwhelming, but at least it helps to spread the word. I am sure there are any number of Military sites on the web to which similar news could be posted.

Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to those officers, and others, of ACWV who have persevered and have gotten the cause to the present point; we are not there yet, but, hopefully, one of these days, the goal will be attained.

Semper Fi.





Honoring Cold War Veterans on NPR Weekend America 12-27-08



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?

We will continue to fight!

Wikipedia Background - Cold War Victory Medal




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