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Join The VFW

As yesterday's defenders of freedom we want to welcome today's military service members into our ranks to become part of our elite group. Our common bond is the battlefield, whether it is service in the Persian Gulf, Korea, Kosovo, the war on terrorism or peace-keeping expeditionary campaigns. Your courage and sacrifice has made a difference in preserving and defending world peace. Become part of the VFW family today so you can make a difference in your community tomorrow.

How to Join, You may now be eligible, Member application form.

You may now be eligible. Qualifications have changed. Latest changes include service in Korea to present, Gulf War, Bosnia, serving in zones of Hazards Duty including the operation taking place in the Gulf today. If you need a copy of your DD214 or any Military records you may file a 180 form. This can also be done on or at see below Requesting Military Records , also if you have any question please ask a post officer .

Once eligibility has been established, joining is easy. Please click on the related link For membership Form/application ask a member, officer, or call the post at 610-494-1727 or email request or click on form.pdf to print it. Enclose $20 for membership dues and a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. Give it to an officer or member or mail it to:VFW Post 5546 12 & Chestnut St. Trainer,PA.19061,email vfw5546@vfw5546.com and they will gladly act on it right away ,you may ask how long or how your application is doing at anytime. Again for membership/application forms ask a member, officer, call, email Request or click on> general membership form.pdf < to print it. Ask the Commander about first year free.

Requesting Military Records

To request your military service, medical or awards record, complete a Standard Form 180, (Request Pertaining to Military Records) for DD214. All forms are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free online. Mail the form to the address listed. More information on requesting service record information is available at National Archives and Records Administration.
Military records also can be requested online at National Archives eVetRecs.

http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html .

VFW Eligibility Requirements - Are You Eligible?

Click below for details on Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay http://www.dtic.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/07A10.pdf

The information is to be used for guideline purposes only. The separation document or DD 214 MUST reflect campaign medal service to establish eligibility. Service in Korea without the issuance of a campaign medal can be established with additional support documentation. Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay can be established with pay records.


Campaign Medal	Military Service	Period During Which Issued
*Expeditionary*	Navy Marine Corps	12 Feb. 1874 Indeterminate
*Spanish Campaign*	Army	11 May 1898 16 Aug. 1898
	Navy	20 Apr. 1898 10 Dec. 1898
*Army of Cuban Occupation*	Army	18 July 1898 20 May 1902
*Army of Puerto Rico Occupation*	Army	14 Aug. 1898 10 Dec. 1898
*Philippine Campaign*	Army	04 Feb. 1899 31 Dec. 1913
	Navy	04 Feb.1899 15 Sept. 1906
*China Relief Expedition*	Army	20 June 1900 27 May 1901
	Navy	05 Apr. 1900 27 May 1901
*Cuban Pacification*	Army	06 Oct. 1906 01 Apr. 1909
*Cuban Pacification*	Navy	12 Sept. 1906 01 Apr. 1909
*Mexican Service*	Army	12 Apr. 1911 16 June 1919
	Navy	12 Apr. 1914 07 Feb. 1917
*First Nicaraguan Campaign*	Navy	29 July 1912 14 Nov. 1912
*Haitian Campaign*	Navy	09 July 1915 06 Dec. 1915 01 Apr. 1919 15 June 1920
*Dominican Campaign*	Navy	04 May 1916 05 Dec. 1916
World War I Victory (with Battle or Service Clasp including Siberia and European Russia)	Army	06 Apr. 1917 01 Apr. 1920
	Navy	06 Apr. 1917 30 Mar. 1920
*Army of Occupation of Germany*	Army	12 Nov. 1918 11 July 1923
*Second Nicaraguan Campaign*	Navy	27 Aug. 1926 02 Jan. 1933
*Yangtze Service*	Navy	03 Sept. 1926 21 Oct. 1927 01 Mar. 1930 31 Dec. 1932
*China Service*	Navy	07 July 1937 07 Sept. 1939 02 Sept. 1945 01 Apr. 1957
American Defense Service (with Foreign Service Clasp)	Army-Navy	08 Sept. 1939 07 Dec. 1941
American Campaign (30 consecutive days or 60 days non-consecutive days of duty outside continental limits of the United States	Army-Navy	07 Dec. 1941 02 Mar. 1946
*Asiatic-Pacific Campaign*	Army-Navy	07 Dec. 1941 02 Mar. 1946
European-African- Middle Eastern Campaign	Army-Navy	07 Dec. 1941 08 Nov. 1945
Army of Occupation 30 consecutive days of duty	Italy	09 May 1945 15 Sept. 1947
	Germany (except West Berlin)	09 May 1945 05 May 1955
	Germany (West Berlin)	09 May 1945 02 Oct. 1990
	Austria	09 May 1945 27 July 1955
	Korea	03 Sept. 1945 29 June 1949
	Japan	03 Sept. 1945 27 Apr. 1952
*Navy Occupation Service Medal*	Italy	08 May 1945 15 Dec. 1947
	Trieste	08 May 1945 26 Oct. 1954
	Germany (except West Berlin)	08 May 1945 05 May 1955
	Austria	08 May 1945 25 Oct. 1955
	Asiatic Pacific	02 Sept. 1945 27 Apr. 1952
*Korean Service Medal*	Army, Navy, Air Force	27 June 1950 27 July 1954
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 30 consec. or 60 non-consec. days of duty	Lebanon	01 July 1958 01 Nov. 1958
	Taiwan Straits	23 Aug. 1958 01 Jan. 1959
	Quemoy & Matsu Island	23 Aug. 1958 01 June 1963
	Vietnam	01 July 1958 03 July 1965
	Congo	14 July 1960 01 Sept. 1962 23-27 Nov. 1964
	Laos	19 Apr. 1961 07 Oct. 1962
	Berlin	14 Aug. 1961 01 June 1963
	Cuba	24 Oct. 1962 01 June 1963
	Dominican Republic	28 Apr. 1965 21 Sept. 1966
	Korea	01 Oct. 1966 30 June 1974
	Cambodia	29 Mar. 1973 15 Aug. 1973
	Thailand (in direct support of Cambodia)	29 Mar. 1973 15 Aug. 1973
	Operation Eagle Pull-Cambodia (includes evacuation)	11-13 Apr. 1975
	Operation Frequent Wind-Vietnam (includes evacuation)	29-30 Apr. 1975
	Mayaguez Operation	15 May 1975
	El Salvador	01 Jan. 1981 01 Feb. 1992
	Lebanon	01 June 1983 01 Dec. 1987
	Operation Urgent Fury - Grenada	23 Oct. 1983 21 Nov. 1983
	El Dorado Canyon-Libya	12-17 Apr. 1986
	Persian Gulf-Operation Earnest Will (only those participating in, or in direct support)	24 July 1987 02 Aug. 1990
	Panama-Operation Just Cause (USS Vreeland & other SVS-designated aircrew mbrs. outside the Conus in direct support)	20 Dec. 1989 31 Jan. 1990
	Somalia-United Shield-Operation Restore Hope	05 Dec. 1992 31 Mar. 1995
	Haiti-Operation Uphold Democracy	16 Sept. 1994 31 Mar. 1995
	Bosnia-Operation Joint Endeavor(Bosnia, Croatia, the Adriatic Sea & airspace)	20 Nov. 1995 20 Dec. 1996
	Operation Vigilant Sentinel (Persian Gulf, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait)	01 Dec. 1995 1 Sept., 1997
	Operation Southern Watch (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Gulf of Oman W of 62" E Long, Yeman, Egypt, Jordan	01 Dec. 1995 Indeterminate
	Operation Maritime Intercept operations(Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman W of 62" E Long, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan)	01 Dec. 1995 Indeterminate
	Operation Joint Guard (Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace)	20 Dec. 1996 June 20, 1998
	El Salvador	01 Jan. 1981 01 Feb. 1992
	Operation Joint Guard (Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace)	20 Dec. 1996 June 20, 1998
	Operation Northern Watch (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf W of 56" E Long., and Incirlik AB, Turkey (only pers. TDY to ONW)	01 Jan. 1997 Indeterminate
	Operation Joint Forge - (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace)	21 Jun. 1998 Indeterminate
	Operation Desert Thunder (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea support	11 Nov. 1998 22 Dec. 1998
	Operation Desert Fox (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Gulf of Oman, USF Red Sea support	16 Dec. 1998 22 Dec. 1998
*Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal*	Cuban Military Operation	03 Jan. 1961 23 Oct. 1962
	Thailand Military Operation	16 May 1962 10 Aug. 1962
	Iranian, Yemen & Indian Ocean Operation	08 Dec. 1978 06 June 1979 21 Nov. 1979 20 Oct. 1981
	Lebanon	20 Aug. 1982 31 May 1983
	Libyan Expedition	20 Jan. 1986 27 June 1986
	Persian Gulf	01 Feb. 1987 23 July 1987
	Panama - (pre and post invasion)	01 Apr. 1988 19 Dec. 1989 01 Feb. 1990 13 June 1990
	Liberia(Operation Sharp Edge)	05 Aug. 1990 21 Feb. 1991
	Rwanda (Operation Distant Runner) (11th Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Peleliu)	07-18 Apr. 1994
*Vietnam Service Medal*		04 July 1965 28 Mar. 1973
*Southwest Asia Service Medal*	Operation Desert Shield/ Operation Desert Storm Combat areas of operation only	02 Aug. 1990 30 Nov. 1995
	Personnel assigned to support units serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Jordan	17 Jan. 1991 -Apr. 11, 1991
*Combat Action Ribbon*	Navy, Marine, Coast Guard	01 Mar. 1961 Indeterminate
*Combat Infantry Badge & Combat Medical Badge*	Army	06 Dec. 1941 Indeterminate
*Korea Duty*	Service on the Korean Peninsula, or in its territorial waters for thirty (30)/consecutive or sixty (60) nonconsecutive days.	30 June 1949 Open
*Kosovo Campaign Medal (KCM)*	Operation Allied Force Kosovo Air Campaign	24 Mar. 1999 10 June 1999.
	Kosovo Defense Campaign- Ground Action	11 June 1999 TBD
*Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay*	http://www.dtic.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/07A10.pdf Click above for details on Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay

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