Posted on Mar 27, 2017
Pingree pushes for medal to recognize Maine veterans who served during Cold War
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I'm not a fan of this concept.
I know a lot of RallyPoint users are Cold War-era veterans. As far as I know, all the branches have sufficient medals for services characteristic of the era. If you did sea service, if you were stationed in Germany, etc., you more than likely have some award indicative of that experience.
In a time when we have to ensure adequate funding for VA for both aging combat veterans and the new generation of combat veterans, is $2.8 million spent in Maine ALONE really a justifiable expenditure? I'm not decrying peacetime service, mind you, but this is what the free meals on Veterans Day are for.
I know a lot of RallyPoint users are Cold War-era veterans. As far as I know, all the branches have sufficient medals for services characteristic of the era. If you did sea service, if you were stationed in Germany, etc., you more than likely have some award indicative of that experience.
In a time when we have to ensure adequate funding for VA for both aging combat veterans and the new generation of combat veterans, is $2.8 million spent in Maine ALONE really a justifiable expenditure? I'm not decrying peacetime service, mind you, but this is what the free meals on Veterans Day are for.
Pingree pushes for medal to recognize Maine veterans who served during Cold War
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I know a lot of folks think it is too much, probably for me and many others of the current generation who have all the medals we can eat! But I look back to other periods during the Cold War, and see vets with one or two (or no) medals for serving a few years. My deceased Father-in-Law for instance, has none. He served in the early 60s, not during a period of National Defense, no campaigns. He served in Italy (no Overseas Ribbons then) during the height of the Cold War, and stateside in missile silos. He was truly a "Cold Warrior", but never got anything more than a Marksmanship Badge. He was a good Soldier, but had a few hiccups and didn't earn his Good Conduct Medal (you had to work for those medals back then).
I have seen a few more in my travels with Good Conduct Medals only. There are large amounts of time period that no Service of Campaign Medals covered. So those are the Service Members I really think deserve a Cold War Medal.
I have seen a few more in my travels with Good Conduct Medals only. There are large amounts of time period that no Service of Campaign Medals covered. So those are the Service Members I really think deserve a Cold War Medal.
SSG Brian Kresge, this may get traction for the Maine National Guard via Maine's state legislature, but that's about it. It's already been up and down the line in the U.S. Congress, and I don't think it's likely to go anywhere further now in terms of overall wear by the armed forces of the U.S.
"The Cold War Victory Medal is both an official medal of the National Guard and an unofficial military medal of the United States. It is awarded by the States of Louisiana and Texas, and in ribbon form only by the State of Alaska. In the medal's unofficial capacity it can be purchased, but not worn in uniform. It may be worn by any member of the United States military, or civilian employees of the federal government, who served in their positions honorably during the years of the Cold War, specifically September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_Victory_Medal
"The Cold War Victory Medal is both an official medal of the National Guard and an unofficial military medal of the United States. It is awarded by the States of Louisiana and Texas, and in ribbon form only by the State of Alaska. In the medal's unofficial capacity it can be purchased, but not worn in uniform. It may be worn by any member of the United States military, or civilian employees of the federal government, who served in their positions honorably during the years of the Cold War, specifically September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_Victory_Medal
Cold War Victory Medal - Wikipedia
The Cold War Victory Medal is both an official medal of the National Guard and an unofficial military medal of the United States. It is awarded by the States of Louisiana and Texas, and in ribbon form only by the State of Alaska.[citation needed] In the medal's unofficial capacity it can be purchased, but not worn in uniform. It may be worn by any member of the United States military, or civilian employees of the federal government, who served...
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