QUESTION
What organizations support Cold War veterans, and how significant is the topic among them?
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Commissioner James Hendon states that the topic of Cold War veterans is not significantly focused among veterans organizations, except for a national group without a New York City presence.
- There is a national group, American Cold War Veterans, but it does not have a significant presence in New York City.
- Cold War veterans are usually part of existing legacy Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), including the American Legion Post, Catholic War Veterans Post, Jewish War Veterans Post, and Vietnam Veterans of America.
- The inclusion in Vietnam Veterans of America is based on service era, not deployment to Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia.
- The issue of Cold War veterans is not a major topic among veterans organizations according to Commissioner Hendon.
Robert Holden
0:31:09
So do you get are you aware of any veterans organizations that already support Cold War Veterans, I would think they would.
0:31:19
But do do you get a lot of feedback on from better in organizations.
0:31:24
So in the Cold War, is that like a major topic with them?
James Hendon
0:31:29
Not really.
0:31:29
I mean, the nationally, there's a group called American Cold War Veterans, but they don't have a footprint here in New York City.
0:31:35
As far as a national book that we know that does focus specifically on this segment.
0:31:39
Beyond that, it's you know, we see our Cold War veterans as members of our American Legion Post, as members of our Catholic War Veterans Post, our Jewish War Veterans Post, even for Vietnam Veterans of America, it's that you have to have served during the Vietnam era, not that you have to have deployed the Vietnam laws of Cambodia.
0:31:55
So we see these things layered within existing legacy VSOs, Mister Cheung.