http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#40685 The Cold War Metal is past do. I served my first enlistment on the East and West German border 11th ACR Blackhorse. Our duty was very important to the victory of the cold war and I am very proud of the job we did and all other cold war vet. All I can say to the person who belittles us cold war vets. I have served in war and peace time and both services are important to the future of this country If you don't like the United States leave. You wont be missed.... 40685@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:56:05 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#40006 Cold war vets did a great service to our country,it's time they get the appreciation they deserve.... 40006@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:12:24 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#39550 cold war vet usaf 1955/1963 kangnung korea /thule greenland and various stateside bases... 39550@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:59:23 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#39068 I feel the CWVM is long over due. I started my service during the middle of the cold war, I deployed to Kuwait in 94. Then after 9-11, I deployed in support of OIF and OEF. I'm no fruit salad warrior. It is time for the elected officials, to pay the respect that is due to the veterans of the Cold War.... 39068@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:38:54 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#38935 Freedom isn't free Cost should not even be a factor just another sad case of who gives a sh*t about our veterans! But if you re-up right now for your 4th or 5th tour I'll give you 40 grand to go spend in the sand box if you complete your contract or tour with out getting killed!... 38935@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:37:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#36428 When I enlisted in the Marine Corp it was to serve my country and defend her againest her enemies. I earned the Korea Defense Medal during my enlistment but I am not entitled to the National Defense Medal, how ironic.Semper Fi... 36428@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:49:49 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#32428 "I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness...should I fail. I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment's love. I have cried, pained, and hoped...but most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what We did. " We were... soldier." UNKNOWN I will not beg for what is right. I can only fight for what is right. I can ask no less form by brother and sister veterans or myself. Kenneth R. White Veteran U.S.Army Lithia Springs, Ga. 30122 U.S.A.... 32428@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:57:10 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#32151 It sure wasn't to peaceful during The Cuban Missle Crisis. We went into harm's way and achieved our mission. We avoided nuclear war with Russia. No War, No Parade, No wartime benefits, No Thanks.... 32151@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:37:41 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#31996 The Cold War Service Metal is long overdue...1980-1990 active, reserves 1991-1993, USN.... 31996@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:47:58 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#31253 I would like to know who voted against this bill... 31253@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:41:05 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#31061 CS is a jerk and that is being nice. I served in Nam and after and you belittle everyone that deserves the Medal.... 31061@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:57:33 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#30971 Served USN 86-96 and USAF 01-present. Came close to losing my life several times during this war. I received a few sea service deployment ribbons and a unit award. I think a Cold War Medal wouldn't be too much to ask. The Cold War was the most memorable of my service and the most dangerous. Don't let us down Congress.... 30971@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:23:29 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#29461 Many today really don't understand the threat that the Cold war was. Many of us lived in remote villages in N. Italy with a not so friendly host nation that had Communist Party simpathies. It wasn't unusual to wake up and find "Yanky Go Home" painted on your apartment or your car windows smashed out. We did look over our shoulders when walking to the market, think twice about going into certain unfamiliar places less you meet up with the wrong people and yes soldiers and airmen did wind up dead, IDs stolen uniforms used to drive a car filled with explosives to be detonated infront of the PX(Germany 1984). The Red Brigade ws active. Yes I served in the Gulf War also and truthfully, I would prefer that situation than the Cold War. In the Gulf, you knew the guy in front of you was the enemy. In Europe you were never really sure when befriended by a host nation cohort. My 2 cents... 29461@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:34:58 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#29375 I served in Germany from 65-67 I remember the alerts where you were lucky to get any sleep for days. Standing and working in the snow and trying to remember what a holiday with my family would be like. I also remember the fear from going to our loading zone with the required deterrent/ammo and wondering if this would be the last time I would see my friends. To CS, get your facts together before you put your mouth in gear. I respect your service if you are truly in service, but that is as far as I will go with my comment.... 29375@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:49:33 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#27842 I served onboard USS Sellers DDG-11 that was part of the naval blockade of Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I am proud to have been in the Navy and serving our country under President Kennedy. The closest we ever came to a nuclear war in our history. Seems that "currently serving" does not know anything about us CW veterans. I am honored to a part of this group of veterans. Bravo, Zulu... 27842@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:30:23 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#26327 CS has no idea how many 3AD members were killed or wounded in training accidents in Germany. You do a great disservice to the thousands of of Spearheaders who served from 1956 thru 1992 facing the Russian Army.... 26327@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:26:51 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#25863 Why won't Senator levin stand up for CW Vets? If you want an explanation, he is silent -- maybe taking his orders from Undersecretery Chu, via SASC staff?... 25863@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:05:25 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#24697 Look whose finally found us. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/LetAllColdWarVetsJoin/... 24697@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:55:47 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#24349 Well DOD did it again, screw all you vets we don't need you anymore. Happy holidays to all from the past.... 24349@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:44:12 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#24310 I served in the US Army in Germany during the cold war. I remember the alerts in the middle of the night freezing in the snow. We would hear tanks in the distance and wondered if they were Russian or ours. We were ready to fight, but knew the odds were against us surviving if they attacked. In the Cold War, American servicemen were injured and killed. Recognition of our service is little to ask.... 24310@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:00:13 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#24261 There are too many medals today but one for the Cold War will be justified. Now you can get a whole line of ribbons just for being activated. Two GWOT medals and one each for Afghanistan and Iraq also adds up. However, there was a time when medals were not that common and the sacrifice of three generations of Americans that held back the expansion of Communism should not be forgotten. I have been in service since 1986 and would like the medal just to remember the men and women that I met as a young service man. I understand that it will not apply to most of the new members and awards mean a lot to todays newer soldiers, but each medal is ultimately a reminder of a part of a veterans life. No loss or suffering can be compensated for by ribbon or metal, but rememberance of past sacrifice should never dismissed as frivilous. Just be glad the Cold War stayed cold, the alternative would have been the fastest, deadlist, conflict that the world would ever see.... 24261@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:10:43 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#24177 Those who served in the Cold War deserve the Cold War Victory Medal. I served in the US Army in West Germany from 1976 to 1979 in which I was a field artillery soldier. Our field problems took us near the Czech border or in the Fulda Gap. We had to work under adverse conditions along with the shortage of spare parts and fuel for our vehicles. Since the USA was still going through the post-Viet Nam years, American service members were still being shunned and laughed at in certain parts of the USA by certain ingrates. To contradict what CS stated, service members during this time did more than just breath or take up space. We had to perform. Did you ever carry a 97 pound projectile over your shoulder in -5 degree weather and deep snow? Did you ever have to repair a 2 1/2 ton truck in the cold rain? Have you ever been frostbitten? Before you start calling people fruit salad soldiers, take a walk, or march in their boots.... 24177@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:54:05 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#23574 It is time we properly honored our Cold War vet's. Much is made and rightly so about the "Greatest Generation" that fought and won in WWII. But those that served between and during WWII, the Korean and Vietnam wars did this country an invaluable service. Korea and Vietnam were deadly parts of a much larger conflict that had we lost would have had consequences as dire as if we had lost WWII.... 23574@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:12:01 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#23091 Lets us keep in mind that the cold war was fought/won by many shots of ammo,covert/espionage operations,and thank god those shots weren't NUCLEAR ICBM'S.... 23091@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:49:18 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1763.html#23049 Still following this act on thomas.loc.gov. It looks like HR 1585 (subtitle F, sec 556) is in conference with the Senate and the last action was in early October. So far the CWVM is still on the books. Interesting suggestion about the National Defense Service Medal. Know anybody in Congress willing to sponsor such a bill?... 23049@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:01:51 EST