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If you are on active duty, a reservist or recently discharged OEF/OIF Veteran or any of the

aforementioned Veterans that have served anywhere that you have earned eligibility to

become a member of The Veterans of Foreign Wars, come and visit out Post or e-mail

us and we will pay your dues. It is the least we can do for you after all you have done

for us.


Joe Naranjo Commander
VFW Post 9927


For information on joining VFW Post 9927 send an email to:


vfw9927@sbcglobal.net


New Members : $28.00

Memebers        : $25.00


New Members : $30.00

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Send the following membership application to:

KETTERING MEMORIAL
POST 9927
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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 Jul 1898 - 20 May 1902

Army of Puerto Rican Occupation

Army - 14 Aug 1898 - 10 Dec 1898

Philippine Campaign

Army - 04 Feb 1899 - 31 Dec 1913

Navy - 04 Feb 1899 - 15 Sep 1906

China Campaign

Army - 20 Jun 1900 - 27 May 1901

China Relief Expedition

Navy - 05 Apr 1900 - 27 May 1901

Army of Cuban Pacification

Army - 06 Oct 1906 - 01 Apr 1909

Cuban Pacification

Navy - 12 Sep 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 Jul 1912 - 14 Nov 1912

Haitian Campaign

Navy - 09 Jul 1915 - 06 Dec 1915. 
          01 Apr 1919 - 15 Jun 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 Jul 1923

Second Nicaraguan Campaign

Navy - 27 Aug 1926 - 02 Jan 1933

Yangtze Service

Navy - 03 Sep 1926 - 21 Oct 1927. 
          01 Mar 1930 - 31 Dec 1932

China Service

Navy - 07 Jul 1937 - 07 Sep 1939. 
          02 Sep 1945 - 01 Apr 1957

American Defense Service

Army-Navy - 08 Sep 1939 - 07 Dec 1941

American Campaign (30 consecutive days or 60 days non-consecutive 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

Italy - 09 May 1945 - 15 Sep 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 Jul 1955


Korea - 03 Sep 1945 - 29 Jun 1949


Japan - 03 Sep 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 Sep 1945 - 27 Apr 1952

Korean Service Medal

Army, Navy, Air Force - 27 Jun 1950 - 27 Jul 1954

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consec. or 60 non-consec. days of duty)

Berlin - 14 Aug 1961 - 01 Jun 1963


Lebanon - 01 Jul 1958 - 01 Nov 1958


Quemoy & Matsu Island - 23 Aug 1958 - 01 June 1963


Taiwan Straits - 23 Aug 1958 - 01 Jan. 1959


Congo - 14 Jul 1960 - 01 Sep 1962.  23-27 Nov 1964.


Laos - 19 Apr 1961 - 07 Oct 1962


Vietnam - 01 Jul 1958 - 03 Jul 1965


Cuba - 24 Oct 1962 - 01 Jun 1963


Dominican Republic - 28 Apr 1965 - 21 Sep 1966


Korea - 01 Oct 1966 - 30 Jun 1974


Cambodia - 29 Mar 1973 - 15 Aug 1973


Thailand (in direct support of Cambodia Operation) - 29 Mar 1973 - 15 Aug 1973


Operation Eagle Pull-Evacuation of Cambodia - 11-13 Apr 1975


Operation Frequent Wind-Evacuation of Vietnam - 29-30 Apr 1975


Mayaguez Operation - 15 May 1975


Operation Urgent Fury-Grenada - 23 Oct 1983 - 21 Nov 1983


Lebanon - 01 Jun 1983 - 01 Dec 1987


Libyan Operation- El Dorado Canyon - 12-17 Apr 1986


Persian Gulf-Operation Earnest Will - 24 July 1987 - 02 Aug. 1990


Panama-Operation Just Cause - 20 Dec 1989 - 31 Jan 1990


Somalia-United Shield-Operation Restore Hope - 05 Dec 1992 - 31 Mar 1995


Haiti-Operation Uphold Democracy - 16 Sep 1994 - 31 Mar 1995


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


El Salvador - 01 Jan 1981 - 01 Feb 1992


Bosnia-Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia, Croatia, the Adriatic Sea & airspace) - 20 Nov 1995 - 20 Dec 1996


Operation Joint Guard (Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace) - 20 Dec 1996 - 20 Jun 1998


Operation Vigilant Sentinel (Persian Gulf, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) - 01 Dec 1995 - 01 Sep 1997


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 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 Forge - (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & airspace) - 21 Jun. 1998 - 31 Dec 2000


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, Jordan, Gulf of Oman, USF Red Sea support - 16 Dec 1998 - 22 Dec 1998

Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal


Thailand Military Operation - 16 May 1962 - 10 Aug 1962


Cuban Military Operation - 03 Jan 1961 - 23 Oct 1962


Iranian, Yemen & Indian Ocean Operation - 08 Dec 1978 - 06 Jun 1979. 
                                                               21 Nov 1979 - 20 Oct 1981


Lebanon - 20 Aug 1982 - 31 May 1983


Libyan Expedition - 20 Jan 1986 - 27 Jun 1986


Persian Gulf - 01 Feb 1987 - 23 Jul 1987


Panama - (pre and post invasion) - 01 Apr 1988 - 19 Dec 1989.
                                                   01 Feb 1990 - 13 Jun 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 Jul 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 -
11 Apr 1991.
30 Nov 1995.

Combat Action Ribbon

01 Mar 1961 - Indeterminate

Combat Infantry Badge & Combat Medical Badge

06 Dec 1941 - Indeterminate

KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL

The Korea Defense Service Medal
(KDSM) is authorized to members of the Armed Forces who have served on active
duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea from 28 July 1954 to a
date to be determined.  The area of eligibility encompasses all land area of the
Republic of Korea, and the contiguous water out to 12 nautical miles, and all air
spaces above the land and water areas.


30 Jun 1949 - 26 Jun 1950.
28 Jul 1954- 20 Sep 1966.
01 Jul 1974 - Open

Kosovo Campaign Medal

Allied Force - 24 Mar 1999 - 10 Jun 1999


Joint Guardian - 11 Jun 1999 - indeterminate


Allied Harbour - 04 Apr 1999 - 01 Sep 1999


Sustain Hope  - Shining Hope - 04 Apr 1999 - 10 Jul 1999


Noble Anvil - 24 Mar 1999 - 20 Jul 1999


Kosovo Task Force Hawk - 05 Apr 1999 - 24 Jun 1999


Kosovo Task Force Saber - 31 Mar 1999 - 08 Jul 1999


Kosovo Task Force Falcon - 11 Jun 1999 - indeterminate


Kosovo Task Force Hunter - 01 Apr 1999 - 01 Nov 1999


Kosovo Air Campaign 
Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Slovenia, Adriatic & Ionian Seas - 24 Mar 1999 - 10 Jun 1999


Kosovo Defense Campaign 
Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, 
Macedonia, Adriatic Seas - 11 Jun 1999 - indeterminate


Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay - http://www.dod.mil/comptroller/fmr/07a/07A10.pdf

Afghanistan Campaign Medal Ribbon

Criteria: Awarded to any member of the U.S. military who has performed duty within the borders of Afghanistan (or its airspace) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days. The medal is retroactive to October 24, 2001 and is active until a date to be determined. Personnel who have been engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel who have been wounded in combat within Afghanistan, may receive the Afghanistan Campaign Medal regardless of the number of days spent within the country. The medal is also awarded posthumously to any service member who dies in the line of duty within Afghanistan, including from non-combat injuries such as accidents and mishaps.

Liberation of Afghanistan - Sept. 11 thru Nov. 30, 2001

Consolidation I - Dec. 1, 2001 thru Sept. 30, 2006

Consolidation II - Oct.1, 2006 thru Nov. 30, 2009

Consolidation III - Dec. 1, 2009 thru present


Iraq Campaign Medal Ribbon

Criteria: Awarded to any member of the U.S. military who has performed duty within the borders of Iraq (or its territorial waters) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days. The medal is retroactive to March 19, 2003 and is active until a date to be determined. Personnel who have been engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel who have been wounded in combat or wounded as a result of a terrorist attack within Iraq, may receive the Iraq Campaign Medal regardless of the number of days spent within the country. The medal is also awarded posthumously to any service member who dies in the line of duty within Iraq, including from non-combat injuries such as accidents and mishaps.

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