hip . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁was ▁pushed ▁through ▁Congress ▁by ▁Massachusetts ▁Senator ▁Henry ▁Cab ot ▁L odge ▁Jr . ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁looking ▁especially ▁for ▁rec ruits ▁from ▁the ▁Eastern ▁B loc ▁to ▁form ▁in fil tr ation ▁units ▁working ▁in ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Eastern ▁Europe ans ▁qualified ▁before ▁the ▁Act ▁exp ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁No ▁German ▁national s ▁or ▁citizens ▁of ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Plan ▁or ▁of ▁NAT O ▁were ▁el ig ible . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁this ▁force ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁active ▁service ▁or ▁from ▁inj uries ▁or ▁ill ness ▁during ▁active ▁service ▁- ▁and ▁were ▁induct ed ▁or ▁sent ▁to ▁U . S . ▁territory ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁- ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁post hum ous ▁citizens hip . ▁App lications ▁could ▁be ▁file d ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( or ▁within ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁their ▁death ). ▁ ▁For ▁comparison , ▁note ▁that ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁foreign ers ▁who ▁served ▁just ▁three ▁years ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁The ▁military ▁was ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁rec ruit ing ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁scale ▁from ▁over se as . ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁general ▁and ▁future ▁U . S . ▁president ▁D w ight ▁Eisen h ower ▁is ▁quoted ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Time ▁article ▁as ▁saying , ▁" When ▁Rome ▁went ▁out ▁and ▁h ired ▁mer cen ary ▁soldiers , ▁Rome