|
|
|
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR 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; andWHEREAS, 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 that this unique war was marked by periodic confrontations between West and East including international crises such as the Berlin Airlift in 1948, the Korean War, 1950-1953, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the Vietnam War, 1960-1975; and WHEREAS, the end of the longest undeclared war in United States history began with the fall of the Berlin Wall, November 1989, and culminated with the collapse of the Soviet Union's Communist government in December 1991; and WHEREAS, tens of thousands of Tennessee 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 (CWVA) — a federally recognized Veterans' Service Organization with numerous members in Tennessee — has identified May 1st as the day to commemorate our victory in the Cold War, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Phil Bredesen, Governor of the State of Tennessee, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2004, as
|
|
Copyright 2001-2010. All rights reserved. Web Services provided by Milum Enterprises |
