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The American Legion Endorses Cold War Victory Medal!

EIGHTY-SIXTH NATIONAL CONVENTION of THE AMERICAN LEGION NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE August 31—September 2, 2004 RESOLUTION No. 10: Awarding The Cold War Victory Medal ORIGIN: District of Columbia SUBMITTED BY: Convention Committee on National Security WHEREAS, The United States Armed Forces engaged the forces of international Communism continuously from the end of World War II until the disintegration of the former Soviet Union; and WHEREAS, The United States, during this extended period, relied for its manpower source on a national service Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps made up of citizens performing their obligated duty to serve and defend the United States; and WHEREAS, The defeat of the former Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies constituted the greatest success of American Armed Forces since the end of World War II; and WHEREAS, Many American citizens served the nation in assigned duties without receiving tangible recognition for that service; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, By The American Legion in National Convention assembled in Nashville, Tennessee, August 31, September 1, 2, 2004, That The American Legion urge the Congress to authorize and provide funding for the award of a Cold War Victory Medal to all Armed Forces members who served on extended active duty during the period 2 September 1945 through 26 December 1991, thereby commemorating service in the Cold War to eliminate the threat of a determined enemy to overpower the freely elected democracies of the world.

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BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION WE HAVE, THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING CONFEREES: CONTACT THOSE FROM YOUR STATE AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT KEEPING SEC 552, THE COLD WAR VICTORY MEDAL IN THE NDAA FOR 2007.

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DEMOCRATS (12)




Mr. Hunter (CA), Chairman Mr. Skelton (MO), Ranking

Mr. Weldon (PA)
Mr. Spratt (SC)

Mr. Hefley (CO)
Mr. Ortiz (TX)

Mr. Saxton (NJ)
Mr. Taylor (MS)

Mr. McHugh (NY)
Mr. Abercrombie (HI)

Mr. Everett (ffice:smarttags" />AL)
Mr. Meehan (MA)

Mr. Bartlett (MD)
Mr. Reyes (TX)

Mr. Thornberry (TX)
Dr. Snyder (AR)

Mr. Hostettler (IN)
Mr. Smith (WA)

Mr. Jones (NC)
Ms. Sanchez (CA)

Mr. Ryun (KS)
Ms. Tauscher (CA)

Mr. Gibbons (NV)
Mr. Andrews (NJ) - Author of SEC 552, Cold War Victory Medal

Mr. Hayes (NC)


Mr. Calvert (CA)


Mr. Simmons (CT)


Ms. Drake (VA)




Below are Congressmen who have Co-Sponsored a past Cold War Medal Bill (Bill# and year listed)

Green = Current Sponsor of HR2568

Alphabetized by State
REPUBLICANS (16) Past Cold War Co-Sponsorship
[AL-2] Everett, Terry
[CA-44] Calvert, Ken
[CA-52] Hunter, Duncan - Chairman
[CO-5] Hefley, Joel
[CT-2] Simmons, Rob HR2165 (2001-2002)
[IN-8] Hostettler, John
[KS-2] Ryun, Jim HR2165 (2001-2002)
HR3388 (2003-2004)
[MD-16] Bartlett, Roscoe HR2165 (2001-2002)
[NC-3] Jones, Walter
[NC-8] Hayes, Robin
[NJ-3] Saxton, Jim HR2165 (2001-2002)
[NV-2] Gibbons, Jim HR2165 (2001-2002)
[NY-23] McHugh, John
[PA-7] Weldon, Curt
[TX-13] Thornberry, Mac
[VA-2] Drake, Thelma HR2165 (2001-2002)




Below are Congressmen who have Co-Sponsored a past Cold War Medal Bill (Bill# and year listed)

DEMOCRATS (12) Past Cold War Co-Sponsorship
[AR-2] Snyder, Vic
[CA-10] Tauscher, Ellen
[CA-47] Sanchez, Loretta
[HI-1] Abercrombie, Neil
[MA-5] Meehan, Marty
[MO-4] Skelton, Ike - Ranking
[MS-4] Taylor, Gene
[NJ-1] Andrews, Robert - Author: Sec 552, Cold War Medal
[SC-5] Spratt, John HR2165 (2001-2002)
[TX-16] Reyes, Silvestre
[TX-27] Ortiz, Solomon
[WA-9] Smith, Adam


HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE - BY STATE

Find members by your state, and please e-mail each your message. If their e-mail format includes a subject line, make it "Please keep Cold War Victory Medal in NDAA for 2007"



Multiply your effectiveness by getting friends and relatives to send the same message. We need to get this done now, before the House-Senate conference takes up the Cold War Victory Medal, which could be anytime in the next few days. Let's reinforce our support, and make our case to all. You can use the message I presented earlier, or a simple "Please support the Cold War Victory Medal. Remember us and our veterans will remember you and thank you."



Also, go to their website at www.house.gov and get their office phone number -- follow up with a telephone call. Make it polite and top the point -- "Please kep SEC 552, Cold War Victory Medal in the National Defense Authorization Act.".



Alabama - Mike Rogers, Alabama

Terry Everett, Alabama



Arkansas - Vic Snyder, Arkansas



Arizona - Trent Franks, Arizona



California - Duncan Hunter, California, Chairman

Ken Calvert, California

Loretta Sanchez, California

Susan A. Davis, California

Ellen O. Tauscher, California

Brian Bilbray, ffice:smarttags" />California



Colorado - Mark Udall, Colorado

Joel Hefley, Colorado



Connecticut - Rob Simmons, Connecticut



Florida -



Jeff Miller, Florida

Kendrick B. Meek, Florida



Georgia - Jim Marshall, Georgia



Cynthia McKinney, Georgia



Guam- Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam



Hawaii - Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii



Illinois - Lane Evans, Illinois



Indiana -

John N. Hostettler, Indiana



Kansas - Jim Ryun, Kansas



Kentucky -

Geoff Davis, Kentucky



Maryland -

Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland



Massachusetts - Marty Meehan, Massachusetts



Michigan - Candice S. Miller, Michigan

Joe Schwarz, Michigan



Missouri -

Ike Skelton, Missouri, Ranking Member

W. Todd Akin, Missouri



Minnesota - John Kline, Minnesota



Mississippi -

Gene Taylor, Mississippi



New Hampshire - Jeb Bradley, New Hampshire



Nevada - Jim Gibbons, Nevada



New Jersey - Jim Saxton, New Jersey

Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey



NY -

John M. McHugh, New York

Steve Israel, New York



North Carolina

- Walter B. Jones, North Carolina


Mike McIntyre, North Carolina

Robin Hayes, North Carolina


G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina



Ohio -

Michael Turner, Ohio

Tim Ryan, Ohio



Oklahoma - Dan Boren, Oklahoma



Pennsylvania -

Curt Weldon, Pennsylvania

Robert A. Brady, Pennsylvania

Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania



Rhode Island -

James R. Langevin, Rhode Island



South Carolina - John Spratt, South Carolina

Joe Wilson, South Carolina



Tennessee - Jim Cooper, Tennessee



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Sunday, August 06, 2006

AMVETS Endorses Cold War Victory Medal!
Category: News and Politics




AMVETS endorses Cold War Victory Medal AUGUST 12, 2004 Spokane, Washington RESOLUTION 05-70 SUBJECT: CREATION OF A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE COLD WAR VICTORY MEDAL SOURCE: COLD WAR COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the United States Congress has authorized the Cold War Certificate for those Americans who served in the Armed Forces, or in other government agencies, during the period Sept. 2, 1945 through Dec. 26, 1991, and whose duties contributed directly to this nation's Cold War efforts; and WHEREAS, the 1990 Census indicates that at least 18 million Cold War veterans were alive at that time, and further estimates indicate that as many as 22 million Americans served honorably during the Cold War; and WHEREAS, the Cold War was of such magnitude and scope that there is no comparable event in history, and therefore must be treated as singularly unique; and WHEREAS, the American victory in the Cold War changed the world forever, and those Americans who served honorably in the Armed Forces should be recognized in the form of a medal: Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That AMVETS , the [largest] veterans organization which represents every Cold War veteran , proposes that Congress direct the Department of Defense to design, authorize, and supervise distribution of a Cold War Victory Medal; and be it further RESOLVED, That all congressionally chartered and/or recognized veterans organizations, pending their individual requests, may be authorized to act as witnesses to the honorable services through visual inspection of the appropriate documents - and will at the local post level issue affidavits attesting to the eligibility of each applicant; and be it further RESOLVED, That any requirement for posting of the award to individual military personnel records be waived, and a separate record of issuance of Cold War Victory medals be maintained.