Mr. William Lamac, Matamoras, PA has designed a special grave marker for Cold War Veterans.
The marker is a 20" aluminum marker with a flag holder.
It is inscribed with "Cold War Veteran with six stars, to represent all branches of the military, Army, Navy, Marine Corps., Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines. The inner circle has the dates Sept. 1945 Dec. 1991, with a globe in the center.
Dedication for a National Cold War Veterans Memorial and grave markers will be held this Saturday
at the Matamoras Firehouse and the Veterans Memorial Park and Education Center at Airport Park.
Our sincere and deep Thank You to Mr. Lamac, and the Borough of Matamoras, PA for this very wonderful and outstanding tribute to our nations "Cold Warriors."
The slow but sure recognition and honor being paid to Cold War Veterans, as more cities, counties and states take notice and finally remember these brave men and women it warm and touching; and I must say long overdue.
More information, including a picture of the grave marker can be found in the Pike County Courier
http://strausnews.com/articles/2010/09/23/pike_county_courier/news/17.txt
This only increases our request for the need to recognize Cold War Veterans at a national level. The issuance of a Cold War Service Medal, and a national memorial in Washington, DC, and a national Day of Remembrance or Cold War Veterans Day.
Jerald Terwilliger
National Chairman
American Cold War Veterans, Inc.
"We Remember"
---------------- "And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades." -- Robert M. Gates, 1996
GREAT!! take care of me when I'm dead and shit on me when I am alive. I dont want that piece of shit on my grave.
ReplyDeleteJohn, being a cold war veteran myself, I can share your pain. I remember going to a Veteran's rep at the unemployment center asking about employment. This was after returning home from an overseas tour from Germany. All he could offer me was a temporary seasonal job playing Santa Clause at the local shopping mall. I thought it was a slap in the face and walked out of his little office cubicle. That is no joke! I probably could not get a job for the Federal Government as a Dog Catcher because 1. I am white (no racial insult intended) 2. I am an Army veteran so I have to live up to a higher standard than draft dodgers, terrorists, illegal aliens, legal aliens, serious liberals etc. 3. There are no jobs left in the private sector so all of those people are getting jobs with the Government. My Dad was a WWII veteran. He served in 5 campaigns. He was bombed and straffed in the war. Now, in one of these political brushpile wars, they would probably give someone like my Dad a Bronze Star. Not so back then. Anyway, my Dad passed away in December 2009 and we got him a flag burial and grave marker. Dad was self concious of only being a PFC, so his grave marker only says his name, USARMY WWII, his birthday and date of death. It means alot to us that he was buried with full honor. Honor means everything! I am proud of my country. I am not proud of alot of the people that are running it. That is why we have to help take back America. We all need to join the TEA party and take it back!
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