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(Selected Updates follow) April 27, 2013: The Cold War Victory Day Proclamations for 2013 have begun arriving. Scroll down this page to find more information. April 22, 2013: (1) Another round of new and renewal memberships has been processed. Please continue checking our Honor Roll to help recognize those who have made a special contribution. (2) National security continues to dominate the headlines and the CWVA continues to be engaged in the conversation. While our work lately has been "behind the scenes," we will soon announce (new) policy positions with respect to these matters. In addition, leadership of the CWVA will soon be helping to conduct town halls on a number of related issues. January 1, 2013: (1) The 2013 membership year is upon us and, with it, we have just completed processing a batch of new and renewal memberships. Please check our Honor Roll to help recognize those who have made a special contribution. (2) Special thanks to all the schools that hosted our speakers in the month of November. (3) THANKS also goes out to the NAACP for inviting the CWVA Chairman to introduce the keynote speaker (Mayor Carl Gerlach of Overland Park, Kansas) for a county-wide town hall on community service that took place in November. May 28, 2012: To commemorate this day in history, we respectfully ask that you visit our Memorial Day page. May 1, 2012: ...We invite you to read a posting on: What is a "Veterans (Service) Organization"? January 26, 2012: Thanks to George Lucas having (recently) reminded us of the brave service of the Tuskegee Airmen, we thought it appropriate to share with you a photo (below) from last year's banquet of the Tuskegee Airmen's Heart of America Chapter. The gentleman to the left is an original Tuskegee Airman, Major Harvey Bayless. Pictured to the right is the Public Affairs Director of the local chapter, George Dunmore. In the center is CWVA Chairman Vince Milum.
Cold War Victory Day Honors May 1st is the day we commemorate Cold War Victory Day. Each year several governmental entities help us recognize this special day.
To introduce the subject, the following is a
speech given on the floor of the United States
House of Representatives by
Congressman Dennis Moore
on May 1, 2003. 2013 Cold War Victory Day (1) To honor this day in history (May 1, 2013), Retired U.S. Army Chaplain, Father Patrick Rohen, has composed a special Cold War Victory Day Prayer which we invite you to read and recite. (2) To further honor this day in history (May 1, 2013) and to recognize the significant sacrifices being borne by American service members and civilians alike, CWVA Chairman Vince Milum delivered this Cold War Victory Day speech announcing new CWVA policy positions that recognize the need for the United States to refocus its economic resources in order to ensure a more prosperous future for all. (3) The Cold War Victory Day Proclamations for 2013 have begun arriving. Check back regularly to see who is honoring us this year. 2013 Proclamations Below are select 2013 Cold War Victory Day recognitions from various governmental entities within the state of Kansas where the (federally-recognized) CWVA is headquartered, as well as within the neighboring state of Missouri.
2013 Overland Park, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2012 Cold War Victory Day To honor this day in history (May 1, 2012), Retired U.S. Army Chaplain, Father Patrick Rohen, has composed a special Cold War Victory Day Prayer which we invite you to read and recite. 2012 Proclamations
2012 Overland Park, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Lenexa, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Shawnee, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Leawood, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Prairie Village, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Mission, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Olathe, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Merriam, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day 2012 Blue Springs, Missouri Proclaims Cold War Victory Day Below: Ed Eilert (right), Chairman of the Board of Commisioners of Johnson County, Kansas presents CWVA Chairman Vince Milum (left) with the 2012 Proclamation of Cold War Victory Day.
2011 Proclamations Below are select 2011 Cold War Victory Day recognitions from various governmental entities within the state of Kansas where the CWVA is headquartered. 2011 Johnson County, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day ( 2011 Lenexa, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day Also in 2011, the Governor of Kansas helped us commemorate Veterans Day: 2011 Veterans Day recognized by Kansas Governor COLD WAR VETERANS
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