Blue Water Navy

Eligibility:
Presented by the State of New Jersey for military service in the South East Asia Theater of Operations from 1960 to 1975.

Criteria:
- Current resident of New Jersey
- Served 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 airspace there of on or after December 31, 1960 and on or before May 7, 1975.
- Received an honorable discharge from such service or currently serving.
- Meet one of the following four "in country" requirements:

(a) attached to or served for one or more days with an organization participating in or directly supporting military operations.
(b) attached to or served for one or more days aboard a United States Naval vessel directly supporting military operations.
(c) participated as a crew member in one or more aerial flights into airspace above Vietnam and contiguous waters directly supporting military operations.
(d) 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.

Posthumous - The surviving spouse or immediate family member of any resident of the State meeting the above requirements for a medal and who was killed while on active duty or died after receiving an honorable discharge from the armed forces may apply for a posthumous awarding of the medal.

gunlineman1 wrote:They can keep their medals as long as they approve my claim. God Bless Carl and Cindy you have both been through a lot, but don't let Jindal buy a vote for medal.