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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.