Cold War Veterans Blog

This is a new bulletin from the KDVA Web Site:

MEMBERS - UN OR ROK MEDAL? Poll Results

The member voting to determine which earned medal the KDVA should dedicate its efforts to pursue is now closed. We wish to thank all members that participated in the vote and provided information and suggestions. We also thank non members for their comments and suggestions. We read all information provided and all suggestions and comments. The comments were excellent. The membership has chosen the Republic of Korea Service Medal as the award to focus on at this time. The vote percentages were as follows: ROKSM captured 67.9% and the UNKM received 32.1% of the vote. From comments that accompanied the vote, the low vote count for the UN Medal is due to the growing disrespect by veterans for the United Nations as an entity to manage global peace, and because of its disrespect for our Korea service. There will be a page on this web site dedicated to the pursuit of the ROKSM soon.

Although the prime thrust at this time will be the ROKSM, it does not mean we have abandoned the pursuit of the United Nation Medal. For the KDVA, the UN Medal has been, and will always be, a pursuit of recognition for our service which has performed honorably and with distinction under the UN Flag since 28 July 1954.