2023 New York Laws › MIL - Military › Article 11 - Privileges, Prohibitions and Penalties › 247 - Medals and Decorations.

§ 247. Medals and decorations. 1. The governor is hereby authorized to
  present  in  the  name  of  the  legislature of the state of New York, a
  military cross, to be known as the conspicuous service cross, bearing  a
  suitable  inscription  and  ribbon,  all  of  which shall be of suitable
  design, to any person (i) who is a citizen of the state of New  York  or
  (ii)  who  was  a  citizen of the state of New York while serving in the
  armed forces of the United States, and who, while serving in the  United
  States  Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or
  coast guard, since the sixth day of April, nineteen  hundred  seventeen,
  has  been  a  prisoner  of  war,  has served at Pearl Harbor on December
  seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one, has directly  participated  in  the
  D-Day  Invasion  of Normandy on June sixth, nineteen hundred forty-four,
  has been reported missing in action, has been killed in action, or  has,
  or  shall  have  received  a  citation  published in order issued from a
  headquarters of a brigade or higher military unit, or  equivalent  naval
  unit,  or  has, or shall have received the purple heart. The governor is
  further authorized to present the conspicuous service cross to New  York
  troops,  or  to citizens of this state who while serving with the allied
  armies received citations as provided in this section. Not more than one
  military cross shall be issued to any one person; nor shall any medal be
  awarded or presented, under the  provisions  of  this  section,  to  any
  person  whose  entire  service  subsequent to the time of the receipt of
  such citation  shall  not  have  been  honorable.  For  each  succeeding
  citation  as  provided herein, such person shall be entitled to wear, as
  the chief of staff of the state may direct, a metal device not more than
  three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, attached to the ribbon of  such
  military  cross.  In  the  event  of  the  death of any person during or
  subsequent to the receipt of such citation the military cross  shall  be
  presented  to  such representative of the deceased as may be designated.
  The chief of staff shall make such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be
  deemed  necessary  for  the proper presentation and distribution of such
  decorations. In addition, the governor  is  authorized  to  present  the
  conspicuous  service  cross  for  placement  at  the Tomb of the Unknown
  Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
1-a. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name  of  the
  legislature of the state of New York, a military decoration, to be known
  as  the  "conspicuous  service  star",  bearing  a suitable inscription,
  device, and ribbon, all of which shall be of  suitable  design,  to  any
  person  (i)  who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was a
  citizen of the state of New York while serving in the  armed  forces  of
  the  United  States,  and  who, while serving in the United States Armed
  Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast  guard,
  has,  or  shall  have  received  a  United  States unit level decoration
  denoting combat participation and foreign unit  awards,  issued  from  a
  company, regimental, brigade, or division commander, or equivalent naval
  unit,  or  issued by the President of the United States, the Congress of
  the United States, the United States Defense  Department  or  the  joint
  chiefs  of  staff,  such  as,  but  not  limited to, a presidential unit
  citation  or  a  joint  meritorious  unit  award.  Not  more  than   one
  conspicuous  service  star  shall be issued to any one person; nor shall
  any citation be awarded or  presented,  under  the  provisions  of  this
  subdivision,  to  any person whose entire service subsequent to the time
  of the receipt of such star shall not  have  been  honorable.  For  each
  succeeding  star  as  provided  herein, such person shall be entitled to
  wear, as the chief of staff of the state  may  direct,  a  ribbon  whose
  color and design shall be selected by the division of military and naval
  affairs. In the event of the death of any person during or subsequent to
  the  receipt  of  such  citation  the  conspicuous service star shall be

  presented to such representative of the deceased as may  be  designated.
  The  chief  of  staff  shall  make  such rules and regulations as may be
  deemed necessary for the proper presentation and  distribution  of  such
  decorations.
1-b.  The adjutant general is hereby authorized to present in the name
  of the legislature of the state of New York, a certificate, to be  known
  as  the  "Cold  War Certificate", bearing a suitable inscription, to any
  person: (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was  a
  citizen  of  the  state of New York while serving in the armed forces of
  the United States; (iii) who served in the United  States  Armed  Forces
  during  the  period  of  time  from  September  second, nineteen hundred
  forty-five through December twenty-sixth, nineteen  hundred  ninety-one,
  commonly  known  as  the  Cold  War  Era;  and  (iv)  who  was honorably
  discharged or released under honorable circumstances during the Cold War
  Era, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in  section  one  of  the
  veterans'  services law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct
  or dishonorable during the  Cold  War  Era,  or  is  a  discharged  LGBT
  veteran,  as  defined  in section one of the veterans' services law, and
  received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable  during  the
  Cold War Era. Not more than one Cold War Certificate shall be awarded or
  presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
  entire service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such medal shall
  not  have been honorable. In the event of the death of any person during
  or subsequent to the receipt of such certificate it shall  be  presented
  to  such  representative  of  the  deceased  as  may  be designated. The
  adjutant  general,  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner   of   the
  department  of veterans' services, shall make such rules and regulations
  as may be deemed necessary for the proper presentation and  distribution
  of the certificate.
1-d.  The  governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
  legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as  the  "New
  York   State  Vietnam  War  Commemorative  Medal",  bearing  a  suitable
  inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the  state  of  New
  York;  or (ii) who was a resident of the state of New York while serving
  in the armed forces of the United States; (iii) who served in the United
  States Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps,  or
  coast  guard,  or  the  organized  militia  defined as the army national
  guard, the air national guard, the New York naval militia,  or  the  New
  York  guard, on active duty abroad in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
  or in the contiguous waters or air space thereof during  the  period  of
  time  from  November  first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-five  through May
  seventh, nineteen hundred  seventy-five;  and  (iv)  who  was  honorably
  discharged  or  released  under  honorable  circumstances  or  who has a
  qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty  of  the
  executive  law,  and  received  a  discharge  other  than bad conduct or
  dishonorable discharge, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as  defined  in
  section  three  hundred  fifty  of  the  executive  law,  and received a
  discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable  discharge.  No  person
  shall  receive  more  than  one New York State Vietnam War Commemorative
  Medal. In the event of the death of any eligible  person  prior  to  the
  receipt  of  such commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be
  presented to the designated representative of the deceased. The adjutant
  general, in consultation with the director of the division of  veterans'
  services,  shall  make  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may be deemed
  necessary for the proper presentation and distribution of such medals.
1-e. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name  of  the
  legislature  of  the state of New York, a medal, to be known as the "New
  York  State  Korean  War  Commemorative  Medal",  bearing   a   suitable

  inscription,  to  any  person: (i) who is a resident of the state of New
  York, or (ii) who was a resident of the state of New York while  serving
  in the armed forces of the United States; (iii) who served in the United
  States  Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or
  coast guard, or the organized  militia  defined  as  the  army  national
  guard,  the  air  national  guard, the New York naval militia or the New
  York guard, on active duty  on  the  Korean  peninsula,  its  contiguous
  waters,  or its airspace in the Korean War defined as the period of time
  from  June  twenty-seventh,  nineteen  hundred  fifty  through   January
  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-five; and (iv) who was honorably
  discharged or released  under  honorable  circumstances  or  who  has  a
  qualifying  condition,  as defined in section three hundred fifty of the
  executive law, and received  a  discharge  other  than  bad  conduct  or
  dishonorable  discharge,  or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
  section three hundred  fifty  of  the  executive  law,  and  received  a
  discharge  other  than  bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. No person
  shall receive more than one New  York  State  Korean  War  Commemorative
  Medal.  In  the event of the death of any person prior to the receipt of
  such commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be presented to
  the designated representative of the deceased. The adjutant general,  in
  consultation  with  the  director of the division of veterans' services,
  shall make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the
  proper presentation and distribution of such medals.
* 1-f. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
  legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as  the  "New
  York   State   Iraq   War   Commemorative  Medal",  bearing  a  suitable
  inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the  state  of  New
  York or who was a resident of the state of New York while serving in the
  armed  forces of the United States; (ii) who served in the United States
  Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine  corps  or  coast
  guard,  on  active  duty  in Iraq at any time during the period of March
  twentieth,  two  thousand  three  through  December  thirty-first,   two
  thousand  twenty-one;  and  (iii)  who  was  discharged  under honorable
  conditions or who has a qualifying condition, as defined in section  one
  of  the  veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than bad
  conduct or dishonorable discharge, or is a discharged LGBT  veteran,  as
  defined  in  section  one  of  the veterans' services law and received a
  discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable  discharge.  No  person
  shall receive more than one New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal.
  In the event of the death of any eligible person prior to the receipt of
  such commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be presented to
  the  designated representative of the deceased. The adjutant general, in
  consultation with  the  commissioner  of  the  department  of  veterans'
  services,  shall  make  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may be deemed
  necessary for the proper presentation and distribution of such medals.
* NB There are 2 sb 1-f's
* 1-f. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
  legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as  the  "New
  York  State  Afghanistan  War  Commemorative  Medal", bearing a suitable
  inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the  state  of  New
  York;  or  who  was a resident of the state of New York while serving in
  the armed forces of the United States; (ii) who  served  in  the  United
  States  Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or
  coast guard, on active duty in Afghanistan at any time during the period
  from October seventh, two thousand one  through  August  thirtieth,  two
  thousand  twenty-one;  and  (iii)  who  was  discharged  under honorable
  conditions or who has a qualifying condition, as defined in section  one
  of  the  veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than bad

  conduct or dishonorable discharge, or is a discharged LGBT  veteran,  as
  defined  in  section  one  of the veterans' services law, and received a
  discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable  discharge.  No  person
  shall receive more than one New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative
  Medal.  In  the  event  of the death of any eligible person prior to the
  receipt of such commemorative medal, such commemorative medal  shall  be
  presented to the designated representative of the deceased. The adjutant
  general,  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner of the department of
  veterans' services, shall make such rules  and  regulations  as  may  be
  deemed  necessary  for  the proper presentation and distribution of such
  medals.
* NB There are 2 sb 1-f's
2. Other state decorations, medals, badges, ribbons and awards may  be
  awarded  and issued as prescribed by regulations issued pursuant to this
  chapter.
3. Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the chief of  staff
  that  any medal duly issued by the state of New York, in accordance with
  the provisions of this chapter or regulations issued  pursuant  thereto,
  to  a member of the organized militia of the state of New York, has been
  lost or stolen, he may, in his discretion, and upon such terms as he may
  impose, upon written application of the person  originally  entitled  to
  such medal, issue a duplicate thereof.
4.  This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of
  the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service  star,  the  Cold
  War  Certificate,  the  New  York  State  Silver  Rose  Veterans Service
  Certificate, the New York State Iraq War Commemorative  Medal,  the  New
  York  State  Afghanistan  War  Commemorative Medal or the New York State
  Vietnam War Commemorative  Medal  or  the  New  York  State  Korean  War
  Commemorative  Medal has been a resident of the state of New York at the
  time of his or her entry into the United States army, air  force,  navy,
  or marine corps.