Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is the latest Cosponsor of S.1097 Cold War Medal Act American Cold War Veterans would like to thank Sen. Landrieu for supporting S.1097. In keeping with Louisana's progressive stance toward honoring Cold War Veterans. La. is only one of two states LA and AL both have also passed state awards; NY state has had legislation pass both Houses and was recently vetoed by Gov....

Military medals, decorations, etc.The following is a list of current pending legislation in Congress These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.H.R. 5658: Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009Pass...

Chancellor Angela Merkel made it known to Obama's team that she did not approve of him campaigning at the Brandenburg GateObama's choice of site for speech splits GermansBy Judy Dempsey International Herald TribuneSunday, July 20, 2008The decision by Senator Barack Obama to speak at a landmark monument in Berlin this Thursday has opened up yet another controversy, with conservative and opposition p...

U.S. Military Spending In The Cold War Era: Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy The Cold War "Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798 - 1993," by Ellen C. Collier, Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Washington DC: Congressional Research Service -- Library of Congress -- October 7, 1993 The Cold War International History Project,...

Heroism and Athletics Converge in Omaha for Veterans Wheelchair GamesVeterans Prepare for Largest Annual Wheelchair Sports Event WASHINGTON (July 17, 2008) - The 28th National Veterans WheelchairGames, scheduled to take place July 25-29 in Omaha, Neb., will attractmore than 500 veterans with disabilities. It has become the largestannual wheelchair sports competition in the world. Veterans fromconfl...