Congressman Smucker to Recognize Cold War Era Veterans
Cold War veterans make up 36.5% of veterans in the United States. In honor of their service, U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) plans to recognize Cold War Era veterans in his congressional district. Recognition will include an official Cold War Recognition Certificate presented at a ceremony tentatively in November (time and location to be determined).
The Cold War Recognition Certificate Program is operated by the Department of Defense and is available to all members of the armed forces and qualified federal government civilian personnel who honorably served the United States between September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991.
To receive a Cold War Recognition Certificate that will be presented at the ceremony, please carefully follow the instructions below:
- Fill out the application for the Cold War Recognition Certificate linked to this page.
- If you are not applying for the certificate on behalf of a deceased family member, you can ignore that section.
- You must fill out the Individual Privacy Release Statement at the end of the application. At the top of the page, write the Office of Congressman Smucker on the “Name of Individual” line. Include the Office of Congressman Lloyd Smucker and our address, 2270 Erin Court Lancaster, PA 17601, as a third party under the “Optional” line at the end of the Individual Privacy Release Statement form.
- On the Individual Privacy Release Statement, write the Office of Congressman Smucker on the “Name of individual line.”
- Include the Office of Congressman Lloyd Smucker and our address, 2270 Erin Court Lancaster, PA 17601, as a third party under the “Optional” line at the end of the Individual Privacy Release Statement form.
- Provide a copy of acceptable supporting documentation that demonstrates Honorable service. This includes any government or military document that contains the recipient’s name, Social Security Number or Military Service Number or Foreign Service Number, and a date showing at least one day of service during the Cold War era (September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991). Examples include a DD Form 214.
- Congressman Smucker’s office may be able to help obtain acceptable supporting documentation if you do not have a copy in your possession. Please click the separate document, Obtaining Supporting Documentation, for more information.
- Return the application and acceptable supporting documentation toCongressman Smucker’s office (NOT the office listed on the application) by Monday, June 30th. You can do so by:
- Returning the paperwork to one of Congressman Smucker’s three district offices:
- 2270 Erin Court, Lancaster, PA 17601
- 100 Redco Avenue, Red Lion, PA 17356
- 118 Carlisle Street, Hanover, PA 17331
- Faxing the paperwork to our office at (717) 393-0924.
- Emailing the paperwork to our office at stephen.ranck@mail.house.gov.
- Returning the paperwork to one of Congressman Smucker’s three district offices:
Contact Stephen at (717) 393-0667 if you have any questions.