Cold War Certificate Program

  In accordance with section 1084 of the Fiscal Year 1998 National Defense Authorization Act, the Secretary of

  Defense approved awarding Cold War Recognition Certificates to all members of the armed forces and qualified

  federal government civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served the United States anytime during the

  Cold War era, which is defined as Sept. 2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991.

  This is the only official site on which to request Cold War Recognition Certificates.  This site is operated by the

  United States Army, the executive agency for the Cold War Recognition Program.  Cold War Recognition

  Certificates are available to qualified individuals at no cost.  Any other site offering these certificates or   

  replicas for sale or purchase are not official sites and are not approved or endorsed by the US Army.

  Due to the remarkable success of this program, turn-around time for mailing certificates will be a minimum

  of 2 months.  The CWRS Operations Team is working as fast as possible to clear the backlog.  Please do not

  request feedback prior to 2 months from the request date.  Thank you for your patience and interest in the

  Cold War Recognition program.