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The Cold War should be recognized as the other wars, e.g. WWI, WWII, so please send an email and convey the message to Congress.

President Signs Veterans Act

Week of February 08, 2010

President Barack Obama recently signed the Veterans' Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2009. The new law will enable the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse veterans enrolled in VA health care for the remaining cost of emergency treatment if the veteran has outside insurance that only covers part of the cost. Previously, VA could reimburse veterans or pay outside hospitals directly only if a veteran has no outside health insurance.

'Win this war,' Obama says at service for 7 killed in Afghanistan

By Jonathan S. Landay, Mcclatchy Newspapers Fri Feb 5, 4:55 pm ET

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told hundreds of CIA employees Friday that the deaths of seven of their colleagues in a suicide bombing Dec. 30 in Afghanistan amounted to a "summons . . . to carry on their work, to complete this mission, to win this war and to keep our country safe."

President Signs Veterans Health Act

Week of December 28, 2009

President Barack Obama recently signed the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 into law. The new law will provide timely, predictable funding for the Veterans Health Administration one-year ahead of the regular appropriations process. The text of the new law is available online.

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Executive Order to Hire Vets

Week of November 23, 2009

President Barack Obama recently signed an executive order aimed at hiring more veterans to work in the federal government. A government wide Council on Veterans' Employment will be created. The order calls on each federal agency to establish a veterans' employment program office designed to help veterans get through the maze of paperwork as they apply for positions in the federal work force. It also calls on agencies to work with the Defense Department and VA to develop and apply technologies designed to help disabled veterans. The executive order is available on the White House website.

To learn more, read the full article on Military.com.

Obama presents his first Medal of Honor

Awarded to soldier killed in Afghanistan while trying to save comrade.

President Highlights New GI Bill

August 03, 2009

Military.com|by Christian Lowe

The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small warship built for escort duty — much like its namesake vessel, one of the tin-can heroes of Leyte Gulf. But its veteran skipper imbued his brand-new veteran crew with their forebears' fighting spirit, and when the guided missile frigate was thrust into the Persian Gulf at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, there was no better veteran ship for the job.

The USS CONYNGHAM ASSOCIATION (DD-371, DDG-17) is a nonprofit, volunteer membership, social organization. The purpose of the Association is to maintain and promote a strong cohesive organization comprised of veteran shipmates who have served on board USS CONYNGHAM DD 371 and veteran shipmates who have served on board USS CONYNGHAM DDG 17. The goal is to foster the spirit of goodwill among its members and afford opportunities of communication, enjoyment, companionship, recreation and involvement, to perpetuate the comradeship developed among men who have served in the United States Navy and to preserve the two ships' prominent places in history.
The Association was established in 1987 by veteran shipmates who had served on DD 371. In 1996, the DD 371 invited veteran shipmates that had served on DDG 17 to join with them. All personnel, officer and enlisted, who have served on board USS CONYNGHAM DD 371 or USS CONYNGHAM DDG 17 are eligible for membership as Regular Members. Wives, widows and family members of men eligible for regular membership are welcome and eligible for membership as Associate Members.
An Association newletter, the PRIVATEER, is published each quarter to disseminate information. An annual business meeting is held in conjunction with the annual reunion. The purpose of this meeting is to act on such matters as may be present and to elect officers for the following year.