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Article: House measure lauds end of Cold War, communism's fall.(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 20, 1999
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Congress took a symbolic step last night toward making sure future generations never forget events like President Ronald Reagan's defiance in the shadow of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Soviet communism.
The House passed a resolution 381-0 calling on America's leaders to celebrate the U.S. victory over communism and the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by promoting education on the Cold War and honoring U.S. veterans of the conflict.
The resolution states that 24 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces served in the Cold War and 400 million people "were freed from the bondage of communism" in Eastern and Central Europe.
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