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Cold War Recognition Certificates

The Secretary of Defense has approved a Cold War Recognition Certificate for award to all members of the armed forces and federal government civilian employees who faithfully served the US during the Cold War Era, 2 Sep 45 - 26 Dec 91. About 22 million people are eligible. The certificate is a symbolic gesture, no financial reward is involved. The Department of the Army is the Executive Agent for administering the certificate and has contracted out the effort. The mailing address for requests for the certificate is:

    Cold War Recognition
    4035 Ridge Top Road, Suite 400
    Fairfax, VA 22030
The Army has established a home page at https://coldwar.army.mil/ that explains the correct procedures to request a certificate. Certificates will not be available through any other means. The electronic mail address is coldwar@fairfax-emh1.army.mil. Applicants must provide acceptable proof of service documents.

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