Membership

1. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
2. Must have An Honorable Discharge or be a Member of the Military.
3. Must have Served Overseas During A Conflict for which they received One of the Following;
-A Campaign Medal (i.e. WWII Europe/Pacific, Korea, Vietnam, etc),
     -An Occupation Medal (i.e. Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan, etc),
     -An Expeditionary Medal (i.e. Panama, Somalia, Cuba, Lebanon, etc),
     -Or Imminent-Danger/Hostile-Fire Pay. (from one’s pay records)

OR
3A. Served in Korea for 30 Consecutive Days or 60 Non-Consecutive Days Anytime Since 30 June 1949

OR
3B. Received one of the following; the SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignia,
Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB),
Combat Action Ribbon (CAR) or the
Combat Action Badge (CAB).

Verification of these criteria requires a copy of the Discharge Papers or the Separation Form (DD Form 214). There is always a possibility of an omission on the discharge papers or separation form and a veteran may request a correction of records by submitting GSA Form 180. Also, if there is a serious question regarding a veterans’ eligibility, we can submit it to VFW National for their review and consideration. We do believe that veterans who served in Europe during the Cold War (Sep’45 – Dec’91) may soon be eligible should the Cold War Medal recently proposed be approved by congress.