Which branches of the military are eligible? Army,Navy,Air Force,Marines... including nurses, medical personnel, and Reserves, National Guard, or Merchant Marines who served or were at sea at least 90 days.
Wartime Periods of Service Conflict Start Date End Date
Conflict
Start Date
End Date
Mexican Border Period
05/09/1916
04/05/1917
World War
04/06/1917
11/11/1918
World War I, Served in Russia
04/06/1917
04/1/1920
World War II
12/07/1941
12/31/1946
World War II-Going Merchant Marine
12/07/1941
08/15/1946
Korean War
06/27/1950
01/31/1955
Vietnam War (In-Country)
02/28/1961
05/07/1975
Vietnam War (All Service)
08/05/1964
05/07/1975
Lebanon Expeditionary Force
08/21/1982
02/26/1984
Grenada Expeditionary Force
10/23/1983
02/26/1984
Panama Expeditionary Force
12/20/1989
01/31/1990
Persian Gulf War
08/02/1990
Not Determined
Somalia Expeditionary Force
09/17/1992
Not Determined
Operations Joint Endeavor
11/20/1995
06/20/1998
Joint Gaurd & Joint Forge (Former Yugoslavia)
Not Determined for Op. Joint Forge
Global War on Terrorism
09/11/2001
Not Determined (Military Expeditions to Combat Terrorism as in Afghanistan)