VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
ELIGIBILITY GUIDE
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Campaign Medal |
Military Service |
Service Period |
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Expeditionary |
Navy |
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Spanish Campaign |
Army |
11 May 1898 to 16 Aug 1898 |
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Spanish Campaign |
Navy |
20 Apr 1898 to 10 Dec 1898 |
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Army of Cuban Occupation |
Army |
18 Jul 1898 to 20 May 1902 |
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Army of Puerto Rican Occupation |
Army |
14 Aug 1898 to 10 Dec 1898 |
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Philippine Campaign |
Army |
04 Feb 1899 to 31 Dec 1913 |
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Philippine Campaign |
Navy |
04 Feb 1899 to 15 Sep 1906 |
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China Campaign |
Army |
20 June 1900 to 27 May 1901 |
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Army of Cuban Pacification |
Army |
06 Oct 1906 to 01 Apr 1909 |
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China Relief Expedition |
Navy |
05 Apr 1900 to 27 May 1901 |
| Cuban Pacification | Navy | 12 Sep 1906 to 01 Apr 1909 |
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Mexican Service |
Army |
12 Apr 1911 to 16 Jun 1919 |
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Mexican Service |
Navy |
12 Apr 1914 to 07 Feb 1917 |
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First Nicaraguan Campaign |
Navy |
29 Jul 1912 to 14 Nov 1912 |
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Haitian Campaign |
Navy |
09 Jul 1915 to 06 Dec 1915 01 Apr 1919 to 15 Jun 1920 |
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Dominican Campaign |
Navy |
04 May 1916 to 05 Dec 1916 |
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World War I Victory (with Battle or Service Clasp incl. Siberia and European Russia) |
Army |
06 Apr 1917 to 01 Apr 1920 |
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World War I Victory (with Battle or Service Clasp incl. Siberia and European Russia) |
Navy |
06 Apr 1917 to 30 Mar 1920 |
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Army of Occupation of Germany |
Army |
12 Nov 1918 to 11 Jul 1923 |
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Second Nicaraguan Campaign |
Navy |
27 Aug 1926 to 02 Jan 1933 |
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Yangtze Service |
Navy |
03 Sep 1926 to 21 Oct 1927 01 Mar 1930 to 31 Dec 1932 |
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China Service |
Navy |
07 Jul 1937 to 07 Sep 1939 02 Sep 1945 to 01 Apr 1957 |
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American Defense Service (with Foreign Service Clasp) |
Army - Navy |
08 Sep 1939 to 07 Dec 1941 |
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American Campaign (30 consecutive days, or 60 total nonconsecutive days outside the continental limits of the United States)
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Army - Navy |
07 Dec 1941 to 02 Mar 1946 |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign |
Army - Navy |
07 Dec 1941 to 02 Mar 1946 |
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European-African Middle Eastern Campaign |
Army - Navy |
07 Dec 1941 to 02 Mar 1945 |
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Army of Occupation (Italy) |
All Branches (30 consecutive days) |
09 May 1945 to 15 Sep 1947 |
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Army of Occupation (Germany except West Berlin) |
All Branches (30 consecutive days) |
09 May 1945 to 05 May 1955 |
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Army of Occupation (Germany West Berlin) |
All Branches (30 consecutive days) |
09 May 1945 to 02 Oct 1990 |
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Army of Occupation (Austria) |
All Branches (30 consecutive days) |
09 May 1945 to 27 Jul 1955 |
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Army of Occupation (Korea) |
All Branches (30 consecutive days) |
03 Sep 1945 to 29 Jun 1949 |
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Army of Occupation (Japan) |
All Branches (30 consecutive days) |
03 Sep 1945 to 27 Apr 1952 |
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Navy Occupation Service Medal (Italy) |
Navy |
08 May 1945 to 15 Dec 1947 |
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Navy Occupation Service Medal (Trieste) |
Navy |
08 May 1945 to 26 Oct 1954 |
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Navy Occupation Service Medal (Germany except West Berlin) |
Navy |
08 May 1945 to 05 May 1955 |
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Navy Occupation Service Medal (Austria) |
Navy |
08 May 1945 to 25 Oct 1955 |
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Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asiatic Pacific) |
Navy |
02 Sep 1945 to 25 Oct 1955 |
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Korean Service Medal |
All Branches |
27 June 1950 to 27 Jul 1954 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Berlin) |
All Branches |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Lebanon) |
All Branches |
01 Jul 1958 to 01 Nov 1958 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Quemoy and Matsu Islands) |
All Branches |
23 Aug 1958 to 01 Jun 1963 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Taiwan Straits) |
All Branches | 23 Aug 1958 to 01 Jan 1959 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Congo) |
All Branches |
14 Jul 1960 to 01 Sep 1962 23-27 Nov 1964 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Laos) |
All Branches | 19 Apr 1961 to 07 Oct 1962 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Vietnam) |
All Branches | 01 Jul 1958 to 03 Jul 1965 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cuba) |
All Branches | 24 Oct 1962 to 01 Jun 1963 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Dominican Republic) |
All Branches | 28 Apr 1965 to 21 Sep 1966 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea) |
All Branches | 01 Oct 1966 to 30 Jun 1974 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cambodia) |
All Branches | 29 Mar 1973 to 15 Aug 1973 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Thailand - support Cambodian Operation) |
All Branches | 29 Mar 1973 to 15 Aug 1973 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Evacuation of Cambodia - Operation Eagle Pull ) |
All Branches | 11-13 Apr 1975 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Evacuation of Vietnam - Operation Frequent Wind) |
All Branches | 29-30 Apr 1975 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Mayaguez Operation) |
All Branches | 15 May 1975 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Granada - Operation Urgent Fury) |
All Branches | 23 Oct 1983 to 21 Nov 1983 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Lebanon) |
All Branches | 01 Jun 1983 to 01 Dec 1987 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Libyan Operation - El Dorado Canyon) |
All Branches | 12-17 Apr 1986 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Persian Gulf - Operation Earnest Will) |
All Branches | 21 July 1987 to 02 Aug 1990 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Panama - Operation Just Cause) |
All Branches | 20 Dec 1989 to 31 Jan 1990 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Somalia - Operation Restore Hope) |
All Branches | 05 Dec 1992 to 31 Mar 1995 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Haiti - Operation Uphold Democracy) |
All Branches | 16 Sep 1994 to 31 Mar 1995 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Operation Southern Watch) |
All Branches | 01 Dec 1995 to Indeterminate |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (El Salvador) |
All Branches | 01 Jan 1981 to 01 Feb 1992 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Bosnia - Operation Joint Endeavor) |
All Branches | 20 Nov 1995 to 20 Dec 1996 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea - Operation Joint Guard) |
All Branches | 20 Dec 1996 to 20 June 1998 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Persian Gulf - Operation Vigilant Sentinel) |
All Branches | 01 Dec 1995 to 15 Feb 1997 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Iraq - Operation Northern Watch) |
All Branches | 01 Jan 1997 to Open |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Persian Gulf intercept operations) |
All Branches | 01 Dec 1995 to Open |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea - Operation Joint Forge |
All Branches | 21 Jun 1998 to 31 Dec 2000 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Middle East - Operation Desert Thunder) |
All Branches | 11 Nov 1998 to 22 Dec 1998 |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Middle East - Operation Desert Fox) |
All Branches | 16 Dec 1998 to 22 Dec 1998 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Thailand Military Operation) |
Navy-Marines | 16 May 1962 to 10 Aug 1962 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Cuban Military Operation) |
Navy-Marines | 03 Jan 1961 to 23 Oct 1962 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Iranian, Yemen, Indian Ocean Operations) |
Navy-Marines |
08 Dec 1978 to 06 Jun 1979 21 Nov 1979 to 20 Oct 1981 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Lebanon) |
Navy-Marines | 20 Aug 1982 to 31 May 1983 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Libyan Expedition) |
Navy-Marines | 20 Jan 1986 to 27 Jun 1986 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Persian Gulf) |
Navy-Marines | 01 Feb 1987 to 23 Jul 1987 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Panama - pre and post invasion) |
Navy-Marines |
01 Apr 1988 to 19 Dec 1989 01 Feb 1990 to 13 Jun 1990 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Liberia - Operation Sharp Eagle) |
Navy-Marines |
05 Aug 1990 to 21 Feb 1991 |
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Navy and Marine Expeditionary Medal (Rwanda - Operation Distant Runner) |
Navy-Marines (11th Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Peleliu) |
07-18 Apr 1994 |
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Vietnam Service Medal |
All Branches |
04 Jul 1965 to 28 Mar 1973 |
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Southwest Asia Service Medal (Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield) |
All Branches (combat areas of operation only) |
02 Aug 1990 to 31 Nov 1995 |
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(Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield) |
All Branches (support units in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Jordan) |
17 Jan 1991 to 30 Nov 1995 |
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Kosovo Campaign Medal (KCM)
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All Branches | 24 May 1999 to Open |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
All Branches |
07 Dec 1941 to 01 Mar 1961 (WWII: 07 Dec 1941 to 14 Apr 1946 Korea: 27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954) |
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Combat Infantry Badge Combat Medical Badge |
All Branches |
06 Dec 1941 to Open |
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Korean Service
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All Branches (Korean Peninsula or territorial waters for 30 consecutive days, or 60 total nonconsecutive days) |
30 Jun 1949 to Open |
| Korean Defense Service Medal | All Branches | 28 July 1954 to Open |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | All Branches | 11 Sept 2001 to Open |
| Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay | All Branches | Open |
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