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Mushroom · Apr 18, 2018

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If you are a Cold War warrior you can apply for the Cold War Medal Commemorative Medal awarded for service in the armed forces of any Allied nation between 2 September 1945 and 26 December 1991. Certificate available through U.S. Government.
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It is only recognized by Louisiana, Texas and Alaska for their National Guard however.

APACHERAT · Apr 18, 2018

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It is only recognized by Louisiana, Texas and Alaska for their National Guard however.
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The Cold War Medal is only a certificate to hang on the wall and not an official U.S. military medal.

My understanding is by making the medal official would be so freaking expensive having to issue the medal to every living veteran who served between Sept. 1945 to Dec. of 1991. What are you looking at 30 or 40 million medals ? At $25 a pop per medal and $2.50 per ribbon and who actually would be paying for it ? The DoD.

But even last year (2017) Congress is still trying to make it an official medal.

Lawmaker Pushes for Medal to Recognize Cold War Veterans

BANGOR, Maine -- Lawmakers from Maine long have fought to get a medal created for those who served in the military during the Cold War, a time of high political tension between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union that started after World War II and ended when the Iron Curtain fell in 1991.

"They were instrumental in defending our country during a dangerous period of constant threats," Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who is the latest to pick up the Cold War medal effort, said in a news release. "Their service involved many kinds of sacrifices, and I think it's time we recognize those veterans for it."

Pingree; U.S. Rep. David Young, R-Iowa; and five other representatives earlier this month reintroduced the Cold War Service Medal Act, which would create a Department of Defense sanctioned medal for those who served in the military between September 1945 and Dec. 26, 1991, when the Soviet Union dissolved. The bill has been referred to the House Armed Services Committee.

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen, who represented Maine in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997, was tasked with creating the Cold War Recognition Certificate in 1999, but repeated efforts by Congress to create a Cold War Service Medal -- often led or supported by Maine senators and representatives -- have failed.

The adjutant general of the state of Louisiana approved the medal for its National Guard members years ago, and a non-Department of Defense sanctioned civilian medal is available from commercial suppliers.

Pingree, who has supported the effort previously, follows in the footsteps of former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, who sponsored the bill in the 111th and 112th Congress; current Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who supported the bill during the 2007-08 and 2011-12 sessions; and former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, who signed on as a supporter during three of his terms in Washington, D.C.

Around 94,000 of Maine's 129,300 living veterans would qualify for the medal, Victoria Bonney, a spokeswoman for Pingree, said recently. At around $30 per medal, the expense of creating and distributing the medals would be around $2.8 million just for Maine, which is one reason the federal bill is likely to fail again.

One eligible veteran is former Army Staff Sgt. Peggy Dunlap of Waterboro, a communications technician who was stationed in Egypt, Germany, Honduras, Florida and South Korea between 1977 and 1987 before being medically discharged.

"Like other veterans, we gave up our civilian lives to put on a uniform," Dunlap said a statement. "We went where we were told to go and did what we were told to do. But we aren't recognized for it in the same way other veterans are because our country wasn't officially at war at the time."

"It is not just a medal in my eyes," she said. "It is a way my country can show how much they appreciated my service to this great nation."

https://www.military.com/daily-news...l-recognize-veterans-who-served-cold-war.html
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Over the years bills have been introduced in five separate Congresses for the authorization of a Cold War Victory Medal or Cold War Service Medal. To date bills have successfully passed both houses but get stripped out in committee. All medal bills have been opposed by the U.S. Department of Defense, as it would overlap with service and campaign medals already issued for the Vietnam War and the Korean War, as well as the costs of issuing millions of medals to eligible veterans. On February 17, 2011, Senator Olympia Snowe(ME) and on May 24, 2011, Representative Steve Israel (NY-2) reintroduced legislation in the Senate and House, respectively, that the Secretary of Defense concerned may issue a service medal, to be known as the `Cold War Service Medal', to Cold War veterans who meet the criteria...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_Victory_Medal
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