Consider the awarding of the Cold War Victory Medal for those soldiers who served during the cold war. Those guarding the border was in danger at all times. Stats show that lives were lost patrols were taken under fire and if the balloon ever went up their lives were expected to last just minutes.
In October 2001, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA")[2] for fiscal year 2002, which is signed into law on December 28, 2001 by President George W. Bush. In the NDAA approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, was a Sense of the Congress resolution that the Secretary of Defense should consider authorizing the issuance of a Campaign medal, to be known as the Cold War Service Medal.
There is a medal that already exists, we just ask that you approve it.



