Cold War Vet T-Shirt
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today plans for a "long overdue" memorial to veterans of the Cold War.
"Sure, we have memorials to the Vietnam War and the Korean War – which were tangentially related to the Cold War – but what about the brave Americans who risked life and limb battling actual Russians?" said Adm. Mark Watson, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a prepared statement. "It's time these courageous patriots got their day in the sun."
Of course, since the Cold War was more a war of ideologies than an actual conflict, the NVA is having to get a little creative. Among the "warriors" who will be honored are Space Race icon Ham the Astrochimp, Commie-hating chess champion Bobby Fisher, the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team, the cast of the movie Red Dawn, Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the late "Master of Disaster" Apollo Creed.
"Sure, we have memorials to the Vietnam War and the Korean War – which were tangentially related to the Cold War – but what about the brave Americans who risked life and limb battling actual Russians?" said Adm. Mark Watson, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a prepared statement. "It's time these courageous patriots got their day in the sun."
Of course, since the Cold War was more a war of ideologies than an actual conflict, the NVA is having to get a little creative. Among the "warriors" who will be honored are Space Race icon Ham the Astrochimp, Commie-hating chess champion Bobby Fisher, the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team, the cast of the movie Red Dawn, Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the late "Master of Disaster" Apollo Creed.
