Congress has once again ignored Cold War Veterans and left us tarnished and banished to the dustbin of history.
By allowing two bills, S.402 and H.R. 1968, that would have authorized a Cold War Service Medal to
languish in the respective Armed Services Committees; Congress shows how little the Cold War and its veterans mean to America.
Cold War Veterans have waged this battle for more than 11 years, and still have not managed to
garner enough support to convince Congress and the Department of Defense to authorize and issue
a Cold War Service Medal.
Our original quest was for a Cold War Victory Medal, but that met with some strong, and unnamed,
opposition; so we changed our direction a bit and opted for a Cold War Service Medal. It did not seem
to matter at all to those in power.
We get cosponsors on the bills as they are introduced each year. The bills are read and sent to the Armed Services Committee, never again to see the light of day; not being voted out of committee for a full floor vote.
We have approached this from many different directions but always fall short at the end of the year.
There is now a petition on the White House website asking for the Cold War Service Medal to
be authorized and issued. This would require an Executive Order and there is precedent as previous
Presidents have used an EO to create medals.
Please go to the White House website Petition to Authorize Cold War Service Medal you will have to create a White House account if you do not already have one. It is quick easy and free, and you
should not receive spam messages.
Please sign it, have all your friends and relatives sign it, and ask them to have all their friends sign the
petition, keep spreading the word across our great nation. We need 25,000 signatures by Jan. 16.
This is an opportunity for you to participate in our government and say Thank You to our veterans.
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Jerald Terwilliger
Former Chairman
American Cold War Veterans
"We Remember"
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"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
Jerry,
ReplyDeleteThe White House has pushed the critical threshold upto 100,000 signatures. Few petitions even get to 25,000. We need a more effective appeoach -- for 100,000 signatures in 30 days, you almost have to have a paid service gathering signatures. These petitions are a waste of time and energy unless you have a pro organization doing it for money. Still, you get buried in frivolous petitions (like "Death Star"). We need a long-term strategy and that is not 30 days. Let's discuss at Board Meeting in February.
I sent a letter to the Presient (copies to Biden, Panetta, and Clinton) and we tried to get copy forwarded through thenSenator Webb's office. More on this at February meeting. I may post the letter and enclosues on the min web site if I get no response before the February meeting.
Frank Tims
Chairman
American Cold War veterans
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