N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:10-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 16, August 19, 2024

Section 5A:10-2.1 - Criteria for award

(a) Any current resident of the State of New Jersey shall be eligible for the award of the New Jersey Vietnam 25th Anniversary Commemorative Medal upon:

1. Proof of residency in the State of New Jersey. In the case of a deceased person, evidence that the deceased was a resident of New Jersey at the time of death;

2. Presentation of a Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 indicating an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed forces of the United States; and

3. A demonstration that the individual was on active duty in any branch of the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos or Cambodia or the contiguous waters or air space thereof on or after December 31, 1960 and on or before May 7, 1975, and:

i. Was attached to or served for one or more days with an organization participating in or directly supporting military operations;

ii. Was attached to or served for one or more days aboard United States Naval vessel directly supporting military operations;

iii. Participated as a crew member in one or more aerial flights into airspace above Vietnam and contiguous waters directly supporting military operations; or

iv. Served on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days in Vietnam or contiguous areas, except that this time limit may be waived for persons participating in actual combat operations.

(b) Any former resident of this State shall be eligible for the award of the New Jersey Vietnam 25th Anniversary Commemorative Medal upon:

1. Proof of residency in the State of New Jersey on the date of induction into the organized militia or Federal military service;

2. Presentation of a Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 indicating an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed forces of the United States; and

3. A demonstration that the individual was on active duty in any branch of the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia, or the contiguous waters or air space thereof on or after December 31, 1960, and on or before May 7, 1975, and:

i. Was attached to or served for one or more days with an organization participating in or directly supporting military operations;

ii. Was attached to or served for one or more days aboard a United States Naval vessel directly supporting military operations;

iii. Participated as a crew member in one or more aerial flights into airspace above Vietnam and contiguous waters directly supporting military operations; or

(c) Applicants who received either a general discharge (under honorable conditions) or a discharge under other than honorable conditions shall not be considered for this award.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:10-2.1

Amended by R.2014 d.037, effective 3/3/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 2377(a), 46 N.J.R. 437(a).
Added new (b); and recodified former (b) as (c).