To be eligible to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the veteran must meet three eligibility criteria:
1. United States citizenship
2. Honorable service in the Armed Forces of the United States (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard).
3. Service entitling the applicant to the award of a recognized campaign medal or as set forth in the Congressional Charter and/or By-Laws. (Entitlement to a campaign medal should be shown on separation papers of the individual, currently the DD 214) (Persons still on active duty must submit a statement signed by their Commanding Officer or Personnel Officer certifying to their having earned a campaign medal.)
Recognized Campaign Medals
Navy Expeditionary Medal
World War I Victory Medal (with Battle or Service clasp)Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Spanish Campaign Army of Occupation of Germany
Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Army of Cuban Occupation
Second Nicaraguan Campaign
Vietnam Service Medal
Phillipine Campaign
Yangtze Service
Southwest Asia Service Medal
China Campaign
China Service
Combat Infantry Badge
China Relief Expedition
American Defense Service (with Foreign Service Clasp)Combat Medical Badge
Army of Cuban Pacification
American Campaign (30 consecutive days outside the continenal limits of U.S.)
Combat Action Ribbon
Cuban Pacification
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Korean Defense Service Medal
Mexican Service
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Korean Duty
First Nicaraguan Campaign Army of Occupation
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Haitian Campaign Navy Occupation Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Dominican Campaign
Korean Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Army of Puerto Rico Occupation
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
SSBN Nuclear Deterrent Patrol Breast Insignia
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with GOLD BORDER
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Combat Action Badge
Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Pay
