Membership is open to anyone wounded, injured, or disabled during honorable wartime service. The following chart lists the dates of active duty service that are considered during "time of war":
WORLD WAR II..............04/06/17-07/02/21
WORLD WAR II & KOREA.................09/16/40-01/31/55
VIETNAM & OTHER ENGAGEMENTS...............01/31/55-10/14/76
IRANIAN CRISIS, LEBANON CRISIS,
INVASION OF GRENADA, INVASION OF PANAMA
& OTHER ENGAGEMENTS..............11/04/79-01/31/90
PERSIAN GULF CRISIS & SUBSEQUENT ENGAGEMENTS...................08/01/90-Until terminated by Presidential Proclamation or Congressional resolution.
In addition, there are circumstances under which veterans who served at other times can meet the requirements, "during time of war" or "wartime service". This occurs when review of official military/VA records shows that the applicant's wound, injury, or disability was incurred:
1) AS A DIRECT RESULT OF ARMED CONFLICT, OR
2) WHILE ENGAGED IN EXTRA-HAZARDOUS SERVICE UNDER CONDITIONS SIMULATING WAR, OR
3) WHILE THE U.S. WAS ENGAGED IN ANY WAR, OR
4) RECEIPT OR AWARD OF AN EXPEDITIONARY OR CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
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