Cold War Soldiers Get No Credit - Here's Proof



 I don't wish to take anything away from the men and woman who server our country today, but I thought I would take a moment and let everyone know that those of us who served during the "Cold War" era get little if any respect.

A prime example below is a benefit for education benefits that are a loan of $1,000 that you have to pay back.

So it isn't a grant, just a help someone may want to use to get that additional certification or a little training to get a job or perhaps a promotion. 

I qualify for the perk, but many I served with will not.

Lawmakers at the state and national level need to remember that the cold war era service men and women participated in the nuclear build-up in Europe, were held hostage in Iran, helped search for Pablo Escobar, stood guard at the DMZ in Korea, got shot at by the Red Guard in Germany, the list goes on and on.

The fact that there were not out-right hostilities or a declaration of war passed by congress does not deplete the efforts of those who served between June 1975 and August 1990. 

Eligibility: Veteran must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces during one of the following periods: in Indochina between December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975; served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf from August 2, 1990, through September 10, 2001; served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf from September 11, 2001, to the end of hostilities; served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the hostilities that occurred in Afghanistan from September 11, 2001, to the end of hostilities.