PRINTER'S NO. 2691
No. 466 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY LENTZ, R. TAYLOR, BAKER, BELFANTI, BRENNAN,
CAPPELLI, DeLUCA, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HESS, HORNAMAN,
JAMES, KING, KORTZ, LEACH, MAHONEY, MANN, McCALL, MILNE,
MOYER, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, SAINATO, SCHRODER, SHIMKUS,
SOLOBAY, WALKO, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
OCTOBER 22, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 22, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the United States Congress to authorize the awarding of
2 Cold War Medals to recognize foreign service personnel who
3 served admirably abroad during the Cold War.
4 WHEREAS, The United States Armed Forces confronted and
5 engaged the forces of worldwide Communism continuously from the
6 end of World War II on September 2, 1945, until the dissolution
7 of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991; and
8 WHEREAS, The United States, throughout this prolonged period,
9 depended on its citizen volunteers and draftees to perform
10 national military service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
11 Corps and Coast Guard to defend the nation and its allies from
12 Communist aggression; and
13 WHEREAS, The collapse of the Soviet Union constituted the
14 greatest military success for the United States Armed Forces
15 since the end of World War II; and
1 WHEREAS, Americans who honorably served in the armed forces
2 during the Cold War should now be recognized with a service
3 medal; and
4 WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 1097 and Senate Bill No. 1763, as
5 well as the 2008 fiscal year's defense appropriations bill are
6 viable legislative vehicles to authorize and fund the medal;
7 therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the members
9 of the Congress of the United States to authorize the awarding
10 of Cold War Medals; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a Cold War Medal be authorized to honorably
12 recognize all military personnel who served on active duty
13 during the period September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991,
14 and thereby recognize their military service during the Cold
15 War; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
17 each member of Congress from Pennsylvania and to all members of
18 the Armed Services Committee of the United States Senate and the
19 Armed Services Committee of the United States House of
20 Representatives.
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