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Bush Florida Cold War Victory Day WHEREAS, the Cold War (September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991) was a long and costly struggle for freedom between the forces of democratic nations, led by the United States, against the tyranny and brutality of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and WHEREAS, the Cold War began after World War II with the threat of world domination in Europe and Asia by the Communist ideology and military action and was a unique war marked by periodic confrontations between West and East; and WHEREAS, this international crisis was marked by crises such as the Berlin Airlift in 1948, the Korean War, 1950-1953, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, and the Vietnam War; and WHEREAS, the end of the longest undeclared war in United States history began with the fall of the Berlin Wall. November 8, and culminated with the collapse of the Soviet Union's Communist government in December 1991; and WHEREAS, tens of thousands of Florida veterans valiantly served in our nation's armed forces during this long conflict with many sacrificing their lives; and WHEREAS, the Cold War Veterans Association has identified May 1st as the day to commemorate our victory in the Cold War;
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