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| State Definition of a Veteran |
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts (State)
Definition of a Veteran |
| World
War I |
6 April 1917
11 November 1918 |
90 days of
active duty service, one day of which is during "wartime"
and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
Peacetime |
12 November 1918
15 September 1940 |
180 days of regular active
duty service and a last discharge or release under honorable
conditions |
World War II
(Merchant Marine: one day between
7 December 1941
31 December 1946) |
16 September 1941
31 December 1946 |
90 days of active duty
service, one day of which is during "wartime" and
a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
Peacetime |
1
January 1947
24 June 1950 |
180 days of regular active
duty service and a last discharge or release under honorable
conditions |
Korea |
25 June 1950
31 January 1955 |
90 days of active duty
service, one day of which is during "wartime" and
a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
Vietnam I |
1 February 1955
4 August 1964 |
180 days of regular active
duty service and a last discharge or release under honorable
conditions |
Vietnam II |
5 August 1964
7 May 1975 |
90 days of active duty
service, one day of which is during "wartime" and
a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
Peacetime |
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180 days of regular active
duty service and a last discharge or release under honorable
conditions |
Lebanon
Campaign* |
25
August 1982
(to be determined) |
90
days of active duty service, one day of which is during
"wartime" and a last discharge or release
under honorable conditions |
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25 October 1983
15 December 1983 |
90 days of active
duty service, one day of which is during "wartime"
and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
Panama Campaign* |
20 December 1989
31 January 1990 |
90 days of active
duty service, one day of which is during "wartime"
and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
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Persian Gulf |
2 August 1990
(to be determined) |
90 days of active duty
service, one day of which is during "wartime" and
a last discharge or release under honorable conditions |
- * Naval and Marine DD214 must indicated Expeditionary Medal.
All DD214's must specify campaign: Lebanon, Granada, or Panama.
For GUARD MEMBERS to qualify they must have 180 days and have
been activated under Title 10 of the U.S. Code - OR - Members
who were activated under Title 10 or Title 32 of the U.S. Code
or Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 33, sections 38, 40, and
41 must have 90 days, at least one of which was during wartime,
per the above chart.
- For RESERVISTS to qualify, they must have been called to regular
active duty, at which point their eligibility can be determined
by the above chart.
Training Duty Exception: Active duty
service in the armed forces shall not include active duty for training
in the Army or Air National Guard or active duty for training as
a Reservist in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Minimum Service Exception (for Death or Disability):
It is not necessary that an applicant have completed the minimum
service for wartime or peacetime campaign if he/she served some
time in the campaign and was awarded the Purple Heart, or suffered
a service-connected disability, or died in the service under honorable
conditions. |
| Federal Definition of a Veteran |
Veterans Administration
(Federal) Definition of a Veteran |
Spanish |
21 April 1898
4 July 1902 |
90 days service |
Mexican |
9 May 1916
5 April 1917 |
90 days service |
World War I |
6 April 1917
11 November 1918 |
90 days service |
Service in
Russia |
Extended to 1 April 1920
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90 days service |
World War II |
7 December 1941
31 December 1946 |
90 days service |
Korean |
27 June 1950
31 January 1955 |
90 days service |
Vietnam |
5 August 1964
7 May 1975 |
90 days service |
Persian Gulf |
2 August 1990
Open |
90 days service |
Note: The
above 90 days service is not required if person was separated
from service because of a service-connected disability. |
Discharge must read under other than dishonorable
conditions
A VETERAN IS ANY PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE,
INCLUDING A NURSE WHO SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL
SERVICES DURING A DESIGNATED WARTIME PERIOD, AND SERVED
AT LEAST 90 DAYS, AND MUST HAVE SERVED OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE.
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