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THE COWSHIRE COLD WAR VETERANS. Chapters forming all over the GRANITE STATE. Meeting at the HUNGRY MAN'S in CONCORD first week of the month. Potatoes, eggs and steak provided by the National Commander of CCWV and if you reelect the commander GLEN or PASTNIKEVET, he will include the COWSHIRE COLD WAR VETERAN pin and ribbon. Even though this is not approved Federally nor the state of NH, the Cowshire Cold War Veterans are proud to have served during the Cold War a...
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http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20080603/ARTICLES/806030320/1211/news01&title=Mislabeled_monument_has_some_demanding_correctionsA perfect example of the stuff that still exists of Vets against Vets, and the 'My war is better than your war" bull!The lack of understanding of the Cold War and the pitch fight by combat vets who think we are unworthy. I would actually like to see all monuments and memorials corrected with a section for the Cold War, this was a valant attempt to get i...
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Marine Can’t Wear Uniform at GraduationMay 14, 2008Associated PressBLOOMER, Wis.-- A new Marine who’s graduating from Bloomer High School this month won’t be able to wear his military uniform during the commencement ceremony.The Bloomer School Board has denied Daniel Ligen’s request to wear his Marine uniform.Ligen finished his class work early in order to enlist and will be done with basic training at the San Diego Marine base by graduation May 31.The board adopted a pol...
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Gorbachev to receive the 2008 Liberty Medal By Gail Shister Inquirer Staff Writer The National Constitution Center will award its 2008 Liberty Medal to Mikhail S. Gorbachev for his historic leadership that helped end the Cold War and brought democracy to former communist states of the Soviet Union. Former President George H.W. Bush, the center's chairman and the 2006 medal-winner, is to p...
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Join the discussion on why no veterans preference for Cold War Veterans. Make the case.Ask them to support S.402!http://federalsoup.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=34279&PID=368023&title=veterans-prefererence-for-cold-war-vets
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Veterans not allowed to march in parade on Memorial Day Veterans Denied Rights By Veterans?Washington D.C. May 9, 2008Tony is a guy I served with and I find it very dissapointing that his Chapter of VFP is not being allowed to march. Please help! contact americanveteranscenter.org lend your support to VFP let them march.Mackie ChristensonParade DirectorNational Memorial Day Parademchristenson@america...
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The American Legion Strongly Opposed toPresident’s Plan to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment WASHINGTON, DC (March 16, 2009) – The leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization says he is “deeply disappointed and concerned” after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-co...
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At first I thought this was a bad joke, but just read a news release and I guess they will issue the Drone Medal when it's completed.IF THIS DOESN"T TURN YOUR CRANK, NOTHING WILL. READ NEWS RELEASE JUST NOW,WHEREIN THIS NEW DRONE MEDAL WILL BE "SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN PRECEDENSE TO THE BRONZE STAR AND LOWER THAN THE SILVER STAR.FOR AS LONG AS MOST HERE AND SOME SO MUCH MORE THAN OTHERS HAVE STRUGGLED FOR THE COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL WITH CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT AND DOD, I BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL KICK IN...
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I have always thought of Joe Hooper and Audie Murphy, when, the words war heros were spoken. Lately though, I have thought often of conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War, who though opposed to war or killing on whatever grounds, went ahead and served their time after voicing their objections, sometimes during combat and with heroism as well. I have always had great admiration for these people, who did not opt for Washington, Canada, Europe, or burning their draft cards. I was curio...
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wHY DON'T MORE VETERANS WHERE THEIR DRESS UNIFORM ON VETERANS DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY?
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Does anyone know if VA benefits enrollment (I'm interested in the prescriptions benefit) was reestablished for Priority 8 veterans in the 2008 NDAA? Or is the 2008 NDAA still stalled in reconciling differences between Senate and House. I thought that I read a few months ago that President Bush hadn't signed the 2008 NDAA into law over some disagreement with final version. Thanks for any feedback.
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The New Canadian Decoration (The Sacrifice Medal) excludes Cold War Era WoundedGovernor General announces new Sacrifice Medal for wounded, killed in action1 day agoOTTAWA
— The Governor General has announced the creation of a new medal,
equivalent to the U.S. Purple Heart, as a way of acknowledging soldiers
and civilians killed or wounded by hostile fire.For the
military, the Sacrifice Medal will replace the understated army
tradition of awarding wound stripes - small strips of gold braid w...
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We know that the VFW has adopted a resolution in favor of a Cold War Medal. They have also pushed for the Korean Defense Service Medal and allowed membership for those vets. Thet also accept navy Cold War Boomers, who rate the Deterrent Patrol pin. And they generally want all Cold War vets in their ranks. Here are the results of a poll on their website. Online Survey Favors Extending Membership Eligibility to Cold War VeteransThe results of the VFW's Cold War members...
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Is it permissable/appropriate to wear commemorative medals at the same time as wearing Federal and/or State medals?If it is, what is the order of precedence?I know Federal have precedence over State, so I would assume that commemoratives would have lowest precedence.Do commemoratives have an order of precedence?Regards.
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40 years after capture, USS Pueblo crew reunitesRalph
McClintock holds his patches and medals in Jericho, Vt., Thursday,
Sept. 4, 2008. When McClintock boarded the USS Pueblo in early January
1968, he was planning for a three-week mission collecting electronic
intelligence off the coast of North Korea in the Sea of Japan. Instead,
the 24-year-old communications technician from Milton, Mass., found
himself a prisoner of war and a pawn in the Cold War sideshow. Next
week, 40 of the 69 survi...
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Listen to the video first, listen carefully in the middle of the video on how the Cold War ends. The President states how the Cold War ended. It is what he doesn't say that is good considering the audience and how careful he had to be with his words. He gives credit to the people (freedom fighters & Nato), he has too, But, I think in how he does this he doesn't throw our Victory out, but suggests without words it ends not by just one nation (the US), but by the European and Russian people th...
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In the November Issue of the VFW magazine, there are 4 articles everyone needs to see!
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The Heritage Foundation"The Foundry Blog" http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/26/cold-war-what/Anyone care to chime in to this thread? This would be a good opportunity to convey the good things Cold Warriors did during the Cold War and it significance in history as it pertains to today. Please be nonpartisan as needed as this is a high profile blog and the administration could have eyes on. Dr. Carafano authored the entry and could be good support for our cause...
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Here is another story I have written and published on NBC Newsvine, you can read it, comment and vote for it here http://jerterw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/02/2265967-a-plea-to-the-department-of-veterans-affairsAsk your friends to do the same, let get the ball rolling and help our troops.Jerry
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I was informed by higher authority that there is no more Global War On Terrorism (GWOT)!!! I guess it is GHFE (Global Hugs For Extremists), now. Unbelievable!!!
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