| A Vet is a Vet |
| Current N.J. VETERAN STATUS A veteran for pension purposes is a person who holds an honorable discharge from the military service of the United States and who served during the time periods shown below: War Era Service Dates World War II — Sept. 16, 1940, to Dec. 31, 1946 Korean Conflict — June 23, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955 Lebanon Crisis — July 1, 1958, to Nov. 1, 1958 Vietnam Conflict — Dec. 31, 1960, to May 7, 1975 Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission — Sept. 26, 1982, to Dec. 1, 1987 Grenada Peackeeping Mission — Oct. 23, 1983, to Nov. 21, 1983 Panama Peacekeeping Mission — Dec. 20, 1989, to Jan. 31, 1990 Operation Desert Shield/Storm — Aug. 2, 1990, to Feb. 28, 1991 Operation Restore Hope (Somalia) — Dec. 5, 1992, to March 31, 1994 Operation Joint Endeavor / Joint Guard (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — Nov. 20, 1995, to June 20, 1998 Operation Enduring Freedom — On or after Sept. 11, 2001 Operation Iraqi Freedom — On or after March 19, 2003 Veteran status can be granted for World War II, the Korean Conflict or the Vietnam Conflict if the member had at least 90 days of continuous active military service as long as any part of the 90 days falls on or within the dates listed above. Veteran status for the other conflicts requires that the member served in the country/region or on ships patrolling the territorial waters of these nations for at least 14 days. The 90- or 14-day requirement for service is not prescribed if the veteran was discharged because of a service-incurred disability. |
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| Disabled American Veterans Dept. of New Jersey |
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