Cold War Veterans Recognition Certificate
How to apply for the Defense Department’s new Cold War
Veterans Recognition Certificate
Who is eligible:
all members of the armed forces and federal government
civilian personnel who faithfully served the United States during the Cold
War era, September 2, 1945 through December 26, 1991. Individuals
requesting a certificate will certify that the character of their service
was honorable.
Acceptable documents for proof of service:
any official government or military document with
recipient’s name, social security number/foreign service number and date
of service is acceptable.
How to request a certificate:
mail or fax a letter with proof of eligibility to:
Cold War Recognition; 4035 Ridge Top Road; Fairfax, Virginia 22030-7445
Fax 1-800-723-9262
Additional information:
call 703-275-6279, or use the website: http://coldwar.army.mil
The following is copied
from the US Army web page handling these certificates
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In
accordance with section 1084 of the Fiscal Year 1998 National Defense
Authorization Act, the Secretary of Defense approved awarding
Cold War Recognition Certificates
to
all members of the armed forces and qualified federal government
civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served the United States
anytime during the Cold War era. Which is defined as
Sept.
2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991
WARNING:
This is the only official site
on which to request Cold War
Recognition Certificates. This site is operated by the United States
Army, the executive agency for the Cold War Recognition Program. Cold
War Recognition Certificates are available to qualified individuals at
no cost. Any other site offering these certificates or replicas for sale
or purchase are not official sites and are not approved or endorsed by
the US Army.
Note:
Due to the remarkable success of this program, turn-around time for
mailing certificates will be a minimum of 12 months. The
CWRS Operations Team is working as fast as possible to clear the
backlog. Please do not request feedback prior to 12 months from the
request date. Thank you for your patience and interest in the Cold War
Recognition program.
Who
is eligible?
All
members of the armed forces and federal government civilian personnel
who faithfully served the United States during the Cold War era, Sept.
2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991. Individuals
requesting a certificate will certify that their character of service
was honorable.
Acceptable
documents for proof of service.
Any
official government or military document with recipient's name, Social
Security Number/Military Service Number/Foreign Service Number and date
of service is acceptable.
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