Membership News
(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 Kansas Governor Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Kansas Secretary of
State Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Johnson County, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
(view a
video
commemorating this event
beginning at the eleven minute mark; we apologize for
the audio quality)
2013 Bonner Springs, Kansas
Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Leawood, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Lenexa, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Mission, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Olathe, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Overland Park, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Prairie Village, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Blue Springs, Missouri
Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 Lee's Summit, Missouri
Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2013 North Kansas City, Missouri
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 U.S. Senator Recognizes Cold War Victory Day
2012 Kansas Governor Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2012 Kansas House of Representatives Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
2012 Johnson County, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
(a
video
commemorating this event begins at the
19:50 mark and ends at 23:40)
2012 Kansas City, Kansas Proclaims Cold War Victory Day
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.