(1) As used in the statute laws of this state, unless the context or a specially applicable definition requires otherwise, “war veteran” includes any citizen of the United States who has been a member of and discharged or released under honorable conditions from the Armed Forces of the United States of America, and:
(a) The service was for not less than 90 consecutive days, during any of the following periods:
(A) The period between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918;
(B) The period between November 12, 1918, and April 1, 1920, if the veteran served with the United States military forces in Russia;
(C) The period between November 12, 1918, and July 2, 1921, if the veteran served in active service at least one day between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918;
(D) The period between September 15, 1940, and December 31, 1946; or
(E) The period between June 25, 1950, and midnight of January 31, 1955; or
(b) The service was for not less than 210 consecutive days any part of which was subsequent to January 31, 1955.
(2) Any citizen otherwise eligible under this section who was discharged or released, under honorable conditions, on account of service-connected injury or illness prior to the completion of the minimum period of service prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, shall nevertheless be considered to be a war veteran. Attendance at a school under military orders, except schooling incident to an active enlistment or regular tour of duty, or normal military training as a reserve officer or member of an organized reserve or national guard unit is not considered active service within the meaning of this section. [1967 c.409 §2; 2005 c.22 §122]
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