California Code of Regulations › Title 12 - Military and Veterans Affairs › Division 2 - Department of Veterans Affairs › Chapter 2 - Veterans' Farm and Home Purchases › Subchapter 1 - Eligibility and Qualifications › Section 300.1 - Campaigns and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Cal-Vet loan benefits are available to veterans who served
					 in a military campaign or expedition for which a medal was authorized by the
					 government of the United States as identified in the Department of Defense
					 Manual of Military Decorations & Awards, DOD 1348.33-M.
(a) The campaigns and authorized dates are:
1.
World War I
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918
2.
World War II
December 7, 1941 - December 31, 1946
3.
Korean Conflict
June 27, 1950 - January 31, 1955
4.
Vietnam Era
February 28, 1961 - August 4, 1964
August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975
5.
Army of Occupation of Berlin
May 9, 1945 - October 2, 1990
6.
China Service Medal (Extended)
September 2, 1945 - April 1, 1957
7.
Operation Desert Shield
August 2, 1990 - To Be Determined
8.
Operation Desert Storm
August 2, 1990 - To Be Determined
(b)
				  Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals and authorized dates are:
1.
Lebanon
July 1, 1958 - November 1, 1958
2.
Vietnam
July 1, 1958 - July 3, 1965
3.
Vietnam Service Medal
July 4, 1965 - March 28, 1973
4.
Quemoy and Matsu Islands
August 23, 1958 - June 1, 1963
5.
Taiwan Straits
August 23, 1958 - January 1, 1959
6.
Congo
July 14, 1960 - September 1, 1962
7.
Laos
April 19, 1961 - October 7, 1962
8.
Berlin
August 14, 1961 - June 1, 1963
9.
Cuba
January 3, 1961 - October 23, 1962
10.
Thailand
May 16, 1962 - August 10, 1962
11.
Cuba
October 24, 1962 - June 1, 1963
12.
Congo
November 23 - November 27, 1964
13.
Dominican Republic
April 28, 1965 - September 21, 1966
14.
Korea
October 1, 1966 - June 30, 1974
15.
Cambodia
March 29, 1973 - August 15, 1973
16.
Thailand
March 29, 1973 - August 15, 1973
17.
Cambodia
April 11, 1975 - April 13, 1975
18.
Vietnam Evacuation
April 29, 1975 - April 30, 1975
19.
Mayaguez
May 15, 1975
20.
Iran, Yemen, and Indian Ocean
December 8, 1978 - June 6, 1979
21.
Iran, Indian Ocean
November 21, 1979 - October 20, 1981
22.
Lebanon
August 20, 1982 - May 31, 1983
23.
Lebanon
June 1, 1983 - December 1, 1987
24.
Grenada
October 23, 1983 - November 21, 1983
25.
Libya
January 20, 1986 - June 27, 1986
26.
Eldorado Canyon
April 12, 1986 - April 17, 1986
27.
Persian Gulf
February 1, 1987 - July 23, 1987
28.
Persian Gulf
July 24, 1987 - August 1, 1990
29.
Panama
April 1, 1980 - December 19, 1986
December 20, 1989 - January 31, 1990
February 1, 1990 - June 13, 1990
30.
Somalia
At Any Time
31.
Liberia (Sharp Edge)
August 5, 1990 - February 21, 1991
32.
Rwanda (Distant Runner)
April 7 - April 18, 1994
(c)
				  For campaigns other than those listed, the Division shall require the applicant
				  to submit the citation which accompanied the award of the medal along with
				  separation or other appropriate military records. The Division shall review the
				  language on the citation to assure that the medal was awarded for service in an
				  action where foreign armed opposition was encountered, or in which the
				  applicant was placed in a position that hostile action by foreign armed forces
				  was imminent even though it did not materialize. Qualifying medals are issued
				  to personnel who served during certain limited times, and within specifically
				  designated geographical areas.
(d)
				  Medals awarded for humanitarian operations do not qualify under Section
				  980
				  of the Military and Veterans Code.
1. New
					 section filed 12-9-91; operative 1-8-92 (Register 92, No. 9).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)5. and (a)28. and new
					 subsections (b)29. and (b)30. filed 12-2-96 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 49).
3. Editorial correction of (b)19.
					 (Register 96, No. 49).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 subsection (b)29. and adding new subsections (b)31. and 32. filed 8-19-97
					 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 97, No. 34).
5. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending subsection (a)4. filed 4-28-98 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						700,
						Military and Veterans Code. Reference: Section
						980,
						Military and Veterans Code.