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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The United States armed forces confronted and |
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engaged the forces of international Communism continuously from the |
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end of World War II until the disintegration of the former Soviet |
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Union and the Soviet Bloc, in an extended conflict referred to as |
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the Cold War; and |
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WHEREAS, The United States of America, throughout this |
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prolonged period, depended upon its citizen volunteers and draftees |
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to perform national military service in the United States Army, |
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Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to defend the United |
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States and its allies; and |
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WHEREAS, The veterans of the Cold War faithfully served our |
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country around the globe during a campaign of Soviet Bloc |
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aggression, the occupation of Eastern Europe, and the constant |
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threat of nuclear attack; and |
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WHEREAS, The defeat of the former Soviet Union and its Warsaw |
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Pact allies constituted the greatest success of the United States |
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armed forces since the end of World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, It is appropriate and it is time to recognize with a |
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service medal those Americans who honorably served in the United |
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States armed forces during the Cold War; and |
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WHEREAS, The American Defense Service Medal was awarded by |
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Executive Order 8808, signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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on June 28, 1941, to certain active duty service members who served |
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between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941; and |
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WHEREAS, Modifying Executive Order 8808 to award the American |
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Defense Service Medal to United States armed forces military |
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personnel for Cold War service will honorably recognize these |
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deserving veterans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge the president of the United States to |
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issue an executive order modifying Executive Order 8808 to award |
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the American Defense Service Medal to United States armed forces |
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military personnel who served on active duty during the period |
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September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an |
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official copy of this resolution to the president of the United |
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States. |