Definition Of Massachusetts Veteran
M.G.L. ch. 4, sec. 7, cl. 43rd as amended by the Acts of 2004
Effective August 30, 2004
To be a “veteran” under Massachusetts law a person is required
to have either:
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180 days of regular active duty service and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions – OR –
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90 days of active duty service, one (1) day of which is during “wartime” per the chart below, and a last discharge or release under honorable conditions.
WAR
“Wartime”
DATES
WWI
6-Apr-1917
through 11-Nov-1918
WWII
(Merchant Marine: one day between
7-Dec-1941 through 31-Dec-1946)16-Sep-1940
through 31-Dec-1946
Korea
25-Jun-1950
through 31-Jan-1955
Vietnam
5-Aug-1964
through 7-May-1975
Lebanon
Campaign*
25-Aug-1982
through (to be determined)
Grenada
Campaign*
25-Oct-1983
through 15-Dec-1983
Panama
Campaign*
20-Dec-1989
through 31-Jan-1990
Persian
Gulf
2-Aug-1990
through (to be determined)
* Naval
and Marine DD214 must indicate 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 of 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. The Member’s last discharge or release must be under honorable conditions.
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.
Training
Duty Exception
Active service in the armed forces as used in this clause 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.
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