Cold War Veteran
Cold war certificates are available for eligible service members veterans and civilians who faithfully served the united states during the cold war era september 2 1945 to december 26 1991.
Cold war veteran. Cold war veterans health issues if you served during the cold war eraanytime between 1945 and 1991you may be at risk of certain health conditions. A cold war veteran is defined as a person who served on active duty for a period of more than 365 days in the united states armed forces from september 2 1945 to december 26 1991 and was discharged under honorable conditions. Department of defense for award of a cold war victory medal to all members of the us. 2 1945 to dec.
Individuals must have served at least one day during this period to qualify for the certificate. The cold war recognition certificate was authorized by the united states congress in 1997 to recognize all members of the armed forces and qualified federal government civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served the united states during the cold war era from september 2 1945 to december 26 1991. It is awarded by the us. Anyone who served in the military during this period is a cold war veteran.
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Cold war veterans served in all kinds of roles from the mundane headquarters jobs to the front lines in the bunkers of norad and over soviet airspace tracking soviet submarines and detecting enemy radar and signals along the coast of north korea and the ussr deployed to nike hercules nuclear missile units that defended such familiar places as new jersey to forward locations along the iron curtain and korean demilitarized zone dmz and in places of which many had never heard. Be it resolved that the korea defense veterans of america joins with other veteran service organizations and petitions the us. Army human resources command the official executive agency for the program. He said there were several recognized conflicts or expeditions.
From september 2 1945 to december 26 1991. The cold war certificate program is managed exclusively by the us. The cold war recognition certificate is available to all former members of the armed forces and federal government civilian personnel who faithfully served the united states during the cold war era sept. There are some special benefits for cold war veterans.
Learn about these conditions and what to do next to take care of your health. Military that served between 2 september 1945 and 26 december 1991.