To be eligible, you must be a veteran who received an honorable discharge (or a service-incurred injury or disability) and served at least 90 days of active duty during one of the following time periods:

• World War I: 01/01/1917 to 12/31/1918
• World War II: 09/16/1940 to 12/31/1946
• Korean Conflict: 06/23/1950 to 01/31/1955
• Lebanon Crisis: 07/01/1958 to 11/01/1958
• Vietnam Conflict: 12/31/1960 to 05/07/1975
• Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission: 09/26/1982 to 12/01/1987
• Grenada Peacekeeping Mission: 10/23/1983 to 11/21/1983
• Panama Peacekeeping Mission: 12/20/1989 to 01/31/1990
• Operation Desert Shield/Storm: 08/02/1990 to 02/28/1991
• Operation Restore Hope (Somalia): 12/05/1992 to 03/31/1994
• Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 11/20/1995 to 6/20/1998
• Operation Enduring Freedom: On or after September 11, 2001
• Operation Iraqi Freedom: On or after March 19, 2003

Veteran status for the Lebanon Crisis; the Grenada Peacekeeping Mission; the Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission; the Panama Peacekeeping Mission; Operation Desert Shield/Storm; Operation Restore Hope in Somalia; Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Operation Enduring Freedom; and Operation Iraqi Freedom requires that the member served in the country/region or on ships patrolling the territorial waters of these nations for at least 14 days.

Service with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) or Women's Army Corps (WAC) qualifies for veterans status.

Copies of either Service Record; or Report of Separation (DD Form 214); or Honorable discharge must be submitted with the application.

Applications are available at the County Administration office, 71 Main Street, 1st Floor, Flemington, New Jersey 08822. (directions) Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Or you can request an application be mailed to you by call 908-788-1102.

Family members may apply on behalf of a deceased relative or a relative who is presently on active duty of the area. Veterans must either be a current Hunterdon County resident or have resided in Hunterdon County at the time of their military service.