ARMY COMBAT ACTION BADGE
(This is a KDVA Project promoted by Resolution No. 021)
The Army Combat Action Badge (CAB) may be awarded to any soldier
performing assigned duties in an area where hostile fire pay or
imminent danger pay is authorized; must have engaged the enemy; and
must not be assigned/attached to a unit that would qualify the soldier
for the CIB/CMB. Award of the CAB is authorized from 18 SEP 01 to a
date to be determined. Retroactive awards for the CAB are not
presently authorized. Second and third awards of the CAB for
subsequent qualifying periods are indicated by superimposing one and
two stars respectively, centered at the top of the badge between the
points of the oak wreath. To expand retroactive eligibility of
the Army CAB to include members of the Army who participated in combat
during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by,
the enemy at any time on or after 7 DEC 41, H.R.2267 was introduced by
Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) on 10 MAY 07. The bill would authorize
the Secretary of the Army to make arrangements with suppliers of the
Army Combat Action Badge so that eligible recipients of the Army
Combat Action Badge may procure the badge directly from suppliers,
thereby eliminating or at least substantially reducing administrative
costs for the Army. This bill has been referred to the House
Subcommittee on Military Personnel and will most likely die in
committee unless enough veterans contact their legislators and
convince them to bring the bill to the house floor for a vote.
Although the bill would cost the government only a minimal amount
since veterans would be authorized to purchase their own badges it
does not seem to be getting much attention by the subcommittee.
This could be because the Army is not in favor due to what they claim
would be problems verifying who was eligible. They also cite funding.
Veterans are encouraged to contact their legislators and convince them
to aid in getting this bill out of committee.
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HONOR OUR FALLEN PRISONERS OF WAR ACT -
H.R. 2369 Rep. Filner (CA) and S. 2157 Sen. Boxer (CA) POSTHUMOUS
PURPLE HEART FOR PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIED IN ENEMY CAPTIVITY
Rick Tavares Senator Boxer's Press Release
For Immediate
Release:
Contact: Natalie Ravitz or Sarah Misailidis
August 30, 2007
(202) 224-8120
DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT AGREES PURPLE HEART ELIGIBILITY SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE ALL POWS WHO DIE IN CAPTIVITY Washington,
D.C. – The Department of Defense has
finally agreed to a long-time request by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
and is recommending that the President expand eligibility for the
Purple Heart to all prisoners of war who die in captivity, regardless
of the cause of death.
Currently, only POWs who die during their
imprisonment of wounds inflicted by an instrument of war meet the
criteria for posthumous Purple Heart recognition. Those who die of
starvation, disease, or other causes during captivity do not.
In a letter to the Chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, Under Secretary of Defense David Chu stated
that the Department advised changing the Purple Heart eligibility
criteria to include all POWs who die in captivity.
"I am so pleased that the Defense Department has finally agreed that Purple
Heart eligibility should be expanded to include all prisoners of war
who died in captivity," Senator Boxer said. "General George Washington wrote that we should honor with the
Purple Heart, ‘not only instances of unusual gallantry but also of
extraordinary fidelity and essential service.’ Those brave Americans
who paid the ultimate sacrifice as prisoners of war should be eligible
for this honor. I hope the President will act swiftly on the Defense
Department’s recommendation—the families of our fallen POWs
deserve no less."
In December 2005, Boxer first introduced the "Honor Our Fallen
Prisoners of War Act," legislation to expand eligibility of the
Purple Heart to all POWs who die in captivity.
In March of this year, Senator Boxer and
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) wrote to President Bush expressing their
disappointment that the Administration missed a
congressionally-mandated deadline for a decision on expanding
eligibility. Section 556 of the National Defense Authorization Act of
2007 required the President to submit a report to Congress on
expanding eligibility for the Purple Heart to include all those who
die in a prisoner of war camps—including those who cause of death is
unknown.
Approximately 17,000 prisoners of war have
died while in captivity since December 7, 1941 – the start of World
War II. More than 8,000 Korean War servicemen and more than 1,800
Americans remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.
(KDVA Supported Legislation)
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EUROPE DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL RESOLUTION Past EDVA Commander, Joe Martin
Past Commander Martin informs us that
National VFW has approved Resolution 425 to award a Europe
Defense Service Medal. The text of the resolution reads:
========================== VFW
Resolution No. 425 EUROPE
DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WHEREAS,
the U.S. Government has established military medals for service in
particular theaters of operation or portions of the globe; and WHEREAS,
the Korean Defense Service Medal and Vietnam Service Medal are
examples of recognizing military service; and
WHEREAS, the successful defense of
Europe
during the Cold War from 1945 – 1991 deserves the same recognition;
and
WHEREAS,
U.S.
military men and women were stationed in the European theater of
operation to deter the aggression of an armed enemy; and WHEREAS,
there are numerous documented hostile fire events resulting in
U.S.
forces being wounded or killed; and WHEREAS, not all service in Cold War
Europe was combative, similar to other theaters of operation where
U.S.
service medals were awarded, now, therefore BE IT
RESOLVED, by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
, that we call upon the United Status Congress to establish a Europe
Defense Service Medal to recognize the significant contributions of
U.S.
military personnel in the defense of
Europe
that resulted in the Cold War victory.
======================
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KDVA RESOLUTIONS IN NEW
YORK Letter from David Holliday, Commander American Legion
Post 447
"I
regret to inform you that we were not able to get the resolutions passed
through at the district level in time for the NY State American Legion
Convention this year. But on 19 Sept. I was able to get with both
the new Department (State) and District Cmdrs. and they are both on
board. The District Cmdr. told me he will make sure the
resolutions make through the District level, and then he also plans to
ask his home Post to co-sponsor the resolutions and plans to pass them
on to other District Cmdrs. throughout NY. And the Department
Cmdr. said he will do everything in his power to see that these
resolutions pass next July in Albany, NY at the 2008 Department
Convention. I do plan to be there to cast my vote, and have let
the Department Cmdr. know of my desire to actually be the one to present
the resolutions to the body of members. I see no reason that by
mid summer 2008, the NY Department of the American Legion will be on
board and adopt the resolutions. Once that happens then the
Department of NY will pass the resolutions on to hopefully be voted on
at the National Convention. I will keep you up on our progress as
I am able to."
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VETERAN LEGISLATION
STATUS RAO Bulletin Attachment 13 Dec 07
For a listing of Congressional bills of interest to the veteran
community that have been introduced in the 110th Congress refer to the
Bulletin’s House & Senate attachments. By clicking on the
bill number indicated you can access the actual legislative language
of the bill and see if your representative has signed on as a
cosponsor. Support of these bills through cosponsorship by other
legislators is critical if they are ever going to move through the
legislative process for a floor vote to become law. A good
indication on that likelihood is the number of cosponsors who have
signed onto the bill. A cosponsor is a member of Congress who has
joined one or more other members in his/her chamber (i.e. House or
Senate) to sponsor a bill or amendment. The member who introduces the
bill is considered the sponsor. Members subsequently signing on
are called cosponsors. Any number of members may cosponsor a bill in
the House or Senate. At http://thomas.loc.gov
you can also review a copy of each bill’s content, determine its
current status, the committee it has been assigned to, and if your
legislator is a sponsor or cosponsor of it. To determine what
bills, amendments your representative has sponsored, cosponsored, or
dropped sponsorship on refer to http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/sponlst.html.
The key to increasing cosponsorship on veteran related bills and
subsequent passage into law is letting our representatives know of
veteran’s feelings on issues. At the end of some listed bills
is a web link that can be used to do that. Otherwise, you can locate
on http://thomas.loc.gov
who your representative is and his/her phone number, mailing address,
or email/website to communicate with a message or letter of your own
making.
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COLD WAR VICTORY MEDAL DEFEATED BY NON
INCLUSION IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR 2008 Charles Pepin, Chief of Staff (KDVA Project Leader and Liason to
ACWV) The National Defense Authorization Act for
2008 was finalized without the Cold War Victory Medal being included as reported
by the House-Senate Conference.
The Department of Defense pushed the same cost
reasons that they used in each previous year as well as they stated the
CWM would be a duplication of recognition already authorized. It is
also known that there were too few supporters in conference to defeat the objections.
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AMERICAN MILITARY
VETERANS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (IMPORTANT READ) KDVA Staff
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there are many hits to the forum site from the KDVA web site but that no
visitors post messages or register. The host is concerned that
visitors may oppose the registration process due to a
misunderstanding. This registration process is to defeat spammers
from degrading the site and ruining its purpose. Also, we have been
assured by the host that no registration information is gathered and sold
to third-parties or used for purposes other than its intent. The
KDVA has published several sites for use as guest books and message
centers to allow members and supporters to communicate. Each of
these failed because of spammers and inappropriate messaging. This
registration process should ensure that the forum functions for veterans
focusing on veterans concerns.
An example of the kind of thing the host is
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VETERAN
CHARITIES Washington
Post Philip Rucker article 13 Dec 07
and FDVA News Clips 13 Dec 07 Americans gave millions of dollars in the past year to veterans
charities designed to help troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, but
several of the groups spent relatively little money on the wounded,
according to a leading watchdog organization and federal tax filings.
Eight veterans charities, including some of the nation's largest, gave
less than a third of the money raised to the causes they champion, far
below the recommended standard, the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP)
says in a report. One group passed along 1 cent for every dollar raised,
the report says. Another paid its founder and his wife a combined
$540,000 in compensation and benefits last year, a Washington Post
analysis of tax filings showed. There are no laws regulating the
amount of money charities spend on overhead, fundraising or giving. The
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was scheduled to hold
its first hearing on veteran’s charities 13 DEC. "People want to
help the veterans," said Rep. Chris VanHolland (D-MD), a member of
the oversight committee. "They don't want to enrich organizations
that are cynically exploiting veterans for their own personal gain.
"We need to make sure that the generous contributions of Americans
to veterans will help veterans and not line the pockets of fundraisers
and these organizations." The
AIP’s report suggests that 20 of the 29 military charities studied
were managing their resources poorly, paying high overhead costs and
direct-mail fundraising fees and, in some cases, providing their leaders
with six-figure salaries. The 12 charities rated as failing by the
institute -- including the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service
Foundation, the AMVETS National Service Foundation and the Freedom
Alliance -- collected at least $266 million in the past fiscal year. The
charities' practices have sparked outrage among some members of
Congress. Richard H. Esau Jr., executive director of the Military Order
of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, said the cost of fundraising
limits how much his group can spend on charitable causes. Three
emergency relief groups that are holding massive asset reserves are the
official armed forces charities for the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and
Marines, which provide financial, educational and other assistance to
current and past members of the armed services and their families. These
three charities have combined fund balances of $638 million yet spent
only $59 million, according to their most recently available financial
reports. Army Emergency Relief (AER) tops AIP's list of large asset
reserve charities in relation to expenses with 17.6 years of available
asset reserves and a fund balance of $307 million as of 2005. Air Force
Aid Society (AFAS) has 10.1 years of available asset reserves and as of
2005 holds fund balances of $172 million. Navy-Marine Corps Relief
Society (NCRS) has fund balances of $158 million as of 2005. Its years
of available assets is lower at 4.8, barely low enough to keep them from
earning an automatic F grade for charities having over 5 years worth of
available reserves. Daniel
Borochoff, president and founder of the AIP, said many veterans
charities are woefully inefficient, spending large sums on costly
direct-mail advertising. "They over solicit. They love to
send out a lot of trinkets and stickers and greeting cards and flags and
things that waste a lot of money that they get little return on,"
said Borochoff, who plans to testify before Congress. The AIF gave
F's to 12 of the 29 military charities reviewed and D's to eight. Five
were awarded A-pluses, including the Fisher House Foundation in
Rockville
, which the institute says directs more than 90% of its income to
charitable causes. One group received an A, and one received an A-minus.
One egregious example, Borochoff said, is Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV),
which was founded in 1971 by Roger Chapin, a veteran of the Army Finance
Corps and a
San Diego
real estate developer. The charity, which provides therapeutic arts and
crafts kits to hospitalized veterans, reported income of $71.3 million
last year and spent about one-third of that money on charitable work,
the philanthropy institute said. In its tax filings, Help HHV
reported paying more than $4 million to direct-mail fundraising
consultants. The group also has run television advertisements featuring
actor Sam Waterston, game show host Pat Sajak and other celebrities.
Chapin, 75, the charity's president, received $426,434 in salary and
benefits in the past fiscal year, according to a filing with the IRS.
His wife,
Elizabeth
, 73, received $113,623 in salary and benefits as newsletter editor, the
Post's review of the tax filing showed. Bennett
Weiner, chief operating officer of the Better Business Bureau, said the
agency has 20 standards for reviewing charities, including that a
charity's fundraising and overhead costs not exceed 35% of total
contributions. Weiner, who is scheduled to testify before the
House committee said he could not comment specifically on veterans
charities until after his testimony. Advocates
for veterans said they worry that scrutiny could damage military
charities in general. Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), one of Congress's
leading critics of charities, said some of the groups are abusing their
tax-exempt status. Rep. John Serbanes (D-MD), a member of the oversight
committee, wants veterans’ charities to be held accountable. "I
hope there is an explanation, but it seems that most of the funds they
raise never reach the veteran community," Sarbanes said through a
spokeswoman. "Some of the practices being described are simply
outrageous." Rick
Cohen, an expert on nonprofit groups and former executive director of
the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, called the spending
decisions of some charities grotesque. "I think in light of the
Iraq
war and the
Afghanistan
war, these veterans are the people who we should really be protecting
and not using as excuses or avenues for ripping off charity
philanthropy," Cohen said. The
American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), a leading charity watchdog,
issued a report card this month for 29 veterans and military charities.
Letter grades were based largely on the charities' fundraising costs and
the percentage of money raised that was spent on charitable activities.
Following is an alphabetical summary of charities and grade assigned:
Air Force Aid Society (A+)
American Ex-Prisoners of War Service Foundation (F)
American Veterans Coalition (F)
American Veterans Relief Foundation (F)
AMVETS National Service Foundation (F)
Armed Services YMCA of the
USA
(A-)
Army Emergency Relief (A+)
Blinded Veterans Association (D)
Disabled American Veterans (D)
Disabled Veterans Association (F)
Fisher House Foundation (A+)
Freedom
Alliance
(F)
Help Hospitalized Veterans/Coalition to Salute
America
’s Heroes (F)
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (A+)
Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation (F)
National Military Family Association (A)
National Veterans Services Fund (F)
National
Vietnam
Veterans Committee (D)
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (A+)
NCOA National Defense Foundation (F)
Paralyzed Veterans of
America
(F)
Soldiers' Angels (D)
United Spinal Association's Wounded Warrior Project (D)
USO (United Service Organization) (C+)
Veterans of Foreign Wars and foundation (C-)
Veterans of the Vietnam War & the Veterans Coalition (D) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (D)
VietNow National Headquarters (F)
World War II Veterans Committee (D)
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U.S. ARMY HISTORICAL
FOUNDATION REGISTRY HQ Staff
The U.S. Army Historical Foundation is reaching out to veterans
organizations in a concerted effort to work together to honor
Army Veterans across the nation. They have requested that
the KDVA become part of the Registry of the
AmericanSoldier, a program of the
National Museum of the United States Army. Every registry
entry includes a Soldier's name, hometown, rank and service
history. There is no charge to be enrolled; however, there is a
$10.00 fee to have a photograph added to the registry. To
date the names and service histories of over 44.000
Soldiers and Army Vets have been entered in the registry.
Once built, the
National Army Museum will present a comprehensive history of the
Army from Colonial times to the present and educate the public
on the Army's role in developing our nation and preserving
freedom at home and around the world.
(Left: Example
of online registry.)
The KDVA will confer with
members of the foundation within the next few weeks to discuss how we
can be of support in this outstanding opportunity to recognize the
Soldiers of our Nation's Army. The registry can be viewed online
at the Army Historical Foundation web site at: http://www.usarmyregistry.org
Army veterans may establish an account and submit their own historical
registry at this site.
The KDVA will work with all service branches should they
develop a similar project to recognize their members.
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RECRUITING, THE LIFE-BLOOD
OF AN ORGANIZATION Casey Clayton This message is written in the simplest
form. Recruiting is the life-blood of any organization. The
organization's strength is dependent upon its size in numbers. The
organization's voice is only as strong as its membership. The
organization's membership is dependent upon its members.
Membership develops at the lowest level of the
organization. Let's follow the oldest of recruiting
principles, it is: BRING IN ONE MEMBER TO REPLACE YOURSELF AND ONE
MEMBER TO GROW ON. When
recruiting new members be sure that your name is listed on the
application as the recommender for the new member. The
application has a printed line for this information. This
recommender name is processed with the applicant's information and
stored in the member data base and is used to verify
recruitment. When a member has recruited five new members they
will be awarded the Recruiting Achievement Ribbon. Appurtenances
are affixed to the ribbon for subsequent awards. These ribbon
devices can be found on the Membership page of the KDVA web site.
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IOWA VET
BONUS The Hawkeye Newspaper article 5 Dec 07
Vietnam-era veterans may be eligible for a little extra cash this
holiday season under a state bonus program that has received an extended
timeline. The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs is promoting the
Iowa Veterans Bonus program to veterans who served from 1 JUL 73 to 31
MAY 75. Anyone who served in
Vietnam
during that period will receive $17.50 per month of service up to a
maximum of $500. Anyone who served on active duty anywhere during that
period is eligible for a payment of $12.50 per month for a maximum of
$300. The bonus applies to any
Iowa
resident who lived in state at least six months prior to service.
Previously, the bonus program applied to anyone who served from 1 JUL 58
to 31 JUN 73. Any bonus previously paid for that time period would be
subtracted from any additional payment under the extended time period.
To learn whether you already received the bonus, or for more information
on the program, call (515) 242-5331. A form to apply is available online
at www.iowava.org.
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BE
A ROK AND ROLLER
The purpose of the KDVA Motorcycle Club is to create another visible group
of Defense Veterans and Supporters to get our name out there among riding
Veterans and the general public.This is one more way to bring more national attention and
recognition to Our service, Our issues, and those affecting Veterans of
all eras.This is our serious side but we are not talking about all work and
no play.We take Harley serious when they say, “Live to Ride!”We also want to bring our Member Bikers across this great nation
together for fun and for comradeship.
We hope you will feel the spirit of what we are
trying to do. You are already ROKers, now let's ROLL with the
Brotherhood.WE NEED
YOU!!! There
are no sign up fees and no annual dues.There are no uniforms to wear, and you don’t have to attend
meetings.We don’t tell you what to ride, when to ride, or where to ride.We do expect you to love This nation, support our veterans, support
issues affecting our service, support our Armed Forces around the globe,
wear our Colors, ride with veterans when you can, and ROLL for veterans
causes.
We support Rolling Thunder and all motorcycle
clubs that ride and fight for U.S. Veteran issues.
To Become a ROK AND ROLLER Contact: Snake – Western Area:harleysnake@dishmail.net
TMac – Eastern Area:KDVAmerica@aol.comCaseyT – Headquarters:imjinrifle@att.net
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KDVA COMMEMORATIVE
CHALLENGE COIN - YOU ASKED FOR IT Quartermaster Exchange The challenge coin commemorating the KDSM
award is now in the manufacturing process. The round coin will be
1 3/4 inches in diameter, hard enamel and satin gold finished, and epoxy
coated on both sides for protection. One side has the KDSM ribbon
colors and the Korean Peninsula in the center in color ringed in dark
blue enamel with the KDVA Emblem lettering in satin gold. The
other side is the KDSM Medallion in satin gold and ringed in dark blue
enamel with the words "KOREA DEFENSE VETERANS TOOK THE HILL
DECEMBER 2, 2002" and five stars representing the five service
branches.
The coin is being made by one of the finest
coin producers who has created coins for the Joint Chiefs, the White
House, many individual units within each of the service branches,
corporate entities and schools. They also provide coins to the
Pentagon store.
The coin will be available in individual
plastic packages and velvet cases. There will be a limited amount
of the cased coins. The prices will be established soon and will
include the shipping and handling. See graphics of the coin on the
Quartermaster page.
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KDVA NEW AND CURRENT RESOLUTIONS FY2006
(see details on Resolutions page) Charles Pepin, Chief of Staff
Resolution 024 Approved AWARD THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES
KILLED OR WOUNDED BY HOSTILE FORCES WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
A petition to the Defense Department for
unrestricted and retroactive award of the Purple Heart Medal to any
member of the armed services killed or wounded as a result of an act as
noted in the resolution. Resolution
002 Amended and
Approved
AWARD UNITED NATIONS KOREAN MEDAL TO
U.S.
FORCES IN KOREA A petition to the U.S. JCS to request the United Nations to offer an extension of
award of the United Nations Korean Medal for service in the Republic of
Korea from 28 July 1954 to a date when U.S. Armed Forces no longer
operate under the UN Command, and this petition further requests the
United Nations to honor this request from the JCS to extend the
eligibility for this award. Resolution
003 Amended
and Approved
ACCEPTANCE AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC
OF
KOREA
SERVICE MEDAL
A petition
to the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff to
waive the regulation prohibiting the acceptance of the Republic
of Korea Service Medal awarded to U.S. Armed Forces in 1972
because no U.S. medal was awarded for this service and the medal was not also awarded to military forces of their own
nation. Korea's more than half century deployment,
surpassing the cold war era, is a highly unique circumstance and
has been recognized as such by South Korea with this previous
award. Resolution
006 Amended
and Approved RETROACTIVE
EXTENSION
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL TO 01
NOVEMBER 1955 A petition to the Secretary of
Defense for retroactive extension of eligibility for the National
Defense Service Medal to 01 November 1955. Resolution
012 Approved
AWARD NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AUTOMATICALLY WHEN A CAMPAIGN/SERVICE MEDAL IS AUTHORIZED
A petition to the Secretary of Defense for a revision of the National Defense Service Medal
(NDSM)
regulations to remove time bound requirements and replace them
with an automatic award when a campaign/service medal is
awarded. Resolution
021 Approved
AWARD THE ARMY COMBAT
ACTION BADGE
RETROACTIVELY
A petition to the Department of
the Army to retroactively award the Combat Action Badge to every veteran that
applies with required proof of personal presence
and active engagement in hostile enemy action or being engaged by the enemy, and
performing satisfactorily in accordance with the prescribed
rules of engagement,
with
eligibility date to 07 December 1941. Resolution 022 Approved
AWARD A COLD WAR VICTORY MEDAL
A petition to the Secretary of Defense to award
a Cold War Victory Medal to all U.S. Armed Forces members who served
between 02 September 1945 and 26 December 1991during the highly tense
and volatile period marked with global conflict and arms escalation. Resolution 046 Approved AWARD ROKPUC TO ARMY 2ND INFANTRY
DIVISION UNITS (KOREA 1965 – TBD)
A petition to the Department of the Army and
Joint Chiefs of Staff to grant a special dispensation, or make
exemption, and authorize the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit
Citation for permanent wear and inclusion in the permanent military
records of members of units of the 2nd Infantry Division that were
previously awarded this unit citation by the Republic of Korea.
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KDVA SUPPORTED LEGISLATION Dick Ruppert, National
Legislation Officer H.R. 43, 04 Jan 05, Representative Filner
(CA) - Amend
title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social
Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who
served in the United
States Merchant Marine
(including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport
Service) during World War II. This bill will provide monthly compensation to veterans that
were denied the G.I. Bill of Rights due to Congressional
political haggling. S.
1272,
20 Jun 05, Senator Nelson (NE) - Senate companion bill
to H.R. 43 (text reads the same).
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H.R.
2369,
16 May 05,Representative Filner (CA) - Amend
title 10, United States Code, to provide for the Purple Heart to
be awarded to prisoners of war who die in captivity under
circumstances not otherwise establishing eligibility for the
Purple Heart. S. 2157, 21 Dec 05, Senator Boxer (CA)
- Senate companion bill to H.R. 2369 (text reads the same).
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S. 633, 16 Mar 05, Senator Johnson (SD) -
To
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in
commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while
serving in the Armed Forces of the
United States
.
KDVA Major project. H.R.1951, 28 Apr 05, Representative Kelly
(NY) - House companion bill to S. 633 (text reads the same).
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S. 1097, 12 Apr 05,
Senator Clinton (NY) and Senator Collins (ME) - To amend title 10,
United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal
to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War
era. KDVA major project.
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S.
1763, 11 July 07, Senator Clinton (NY) - To amend title 10, United
States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to
members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War
era. KDVA major project.
H.R. 2267, 10 Mar 07,
Representative Brown-Waite (FL) - To expand retroactive eligibility
of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who
participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were
personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7,
1941.
KDVA major project
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House and Senate bills can be viewed in
their entirety on the Library of Congress web site in the Thomas
Section. (http://thomas.loc.gov)
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GET YOUR OFFICIAL HAT TODAY Quatermaster Exchange
Let your community know you were proud to serve
your country and that you are a proud member of the KDVA. Wear
your hat on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, the Fourth of July and on other
occasions honoring active armed forces members and veterans. The
hat should be worn to all military funerals attended.
The new lower price of $26.00 includes the two
tone blue hat with red piping and light blue lettering plus your state
name embroidered on the left side and the beautiful new embroidered KDVA
emblem, KDVA initials and Detachment number on the right side.
Appropriate additional lettering can be added for an extra charge.
All Life Members placing orders get a Life Member Tab applied at no
charge. See the Quartermaster Exchange page for a photo and
graphic of the hat.
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IF YOU MOVED OR CHANGED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS BE SURE
TO NOTIFY MEMBER SERVICES TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES. PLEASE
PROVIDE YOUR MEMBER NUMBER.
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Online News may be
updated at anytime. New postings will be noted on the Morning
Report.
When
recruiting new members be sure that your name is listed on the
application as the recommender for the new member. The
application has a printed line for this information. This
recommender name is processed with the applicant's information and
stored in the member data base and is used to verify
recruitment. When a member has recruited five new members they
will be awarded the Recruiting Achievement Ribbon. Appurtenances
are affixed to the ribbon for subsequent awards. These ribbon
devices can be found on the Membership page of the KDVA web site.
