DTRA Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Medal 9-13-23 Awards Ceremony
21 Atomic Veterans were invited to attend the private ceremony at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
19 Atomic Test Era Veterans and 6 Atomic Cleanup Mission Veterans attended. 6 were unable to attend.
The ceremony included key DTRA staff personnel, Ms. Rebecca Hersman, Director of DTRA, Honorable James McGovern, U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District, Atomic Veterans, Family Members and Guests.
If you have not applied for and received your Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Medal and Certificate, go to DTRA Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Medal Information page and fill out the form.
Some Atomic Veterans have asked for their medal and certificate to be sent to their federal legislators so they can be presented their medal by their federal legislator at a public event.
Here is a video of the event compiled with photographs provided by Defense Threat Reduction Agency staff photographers, Jim and Beverly Androl and Frank Bolton.
Please Add my name to the list of Atomic Vets. My name is Anthony H Scott. I served 2 tours in Enewetak. The 1st tour was from Fort Bragg to do the initial assessment of all islands with printout from DNA. The 2nd tour I was sent TDY to 84th Engineers in Hawaii. My email is tonyscott51@outlook.com.
Anthony Howard Scott: You are already on our Survivors Roster. However, we need to get more information from you. Please fill in all applicable information on our sign up form at https://www.atomiccleanupvets.com/roster-of-known-survivors/ so we can update your profile.