Periods of Service in contemporary Military Service:
WWI: I don't know how many surviving veterans, if any, but this is a generation of tough warfighters.
WWII: We are losing the veterans every day, and they are a national treasure, so if you know anyone that is still around, the Honor Flights are great ways of supporting these veterans and allowing them to visit the WWII: Memorial
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/wwii-veteran-statistics#:~:text=The%20passing%20of%20the%20WWII%20generation,-Every%20day%2C%20memories&text=They%20are%20dying%20quickly%E2%80%94according,II%20are%20alive%20in%202022.
Cold War – March 12, 1947 – December 26, 1991 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
Korean War: June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 – The conflict still hasn't ended. Thus, the Korean War medal for all those that went overseas to Korea for years.
Vietnam Conflict – November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975
Global War on Terrorism - 11 SEP 2001- 30 Aug. 2021
Near misses
Cuban Missile Crisis – 16-29 October 1962
Operation Eagle Claw – 24-25 APR 1980- https://youtu.be/xnSGvR0pZ0g
Operation Urgent Fury - 25-29 OCT 1989 - https://youtu.be/4-qXk-N6k_g
Operation Just Cause – 20 DEC 1989 – 31 JAN 1990 - https://www.army.mil/article/14302/operation_just_cause_the_invasion_of_panama_december_1989
Desert Storm - 2 AUG 1990 – 17 JAN 1991
Bosnia-Kosovo- 16 JUL 1992- 2 DEC 2004
Haiti - September 19, 1994 – March 31, 1995 - Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Gothic Serpent - August 22 – 13 OCT 1993
As mentioned in the show:
CW4 Novosel - https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/michael-j-novosel
Honor Flight - https://www.honorflight.org/
As For Football Podcast - https://www.asforfootball.com/podcast/ and As For Football Website - https://www.asforfootball.com/
NC DEFTECH Podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/deftech-presents and DEFTECH Website - https://deftech.nc.gov/
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