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Minnesota--The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is offering bonuses to Minnesota residents who served on active military duty from August 2, 1990 to July 31, 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. Those holding the southeast Asia Service Medal can receive $600. Other veterans of that period, who were stationed outside the theater, may apply for a $300 bonus.
State National Guard and Reserve troops may also claim these amounts under the same conditions if they were called away because of the crisis in Southwest Asia rather than for routine training. The Minnesota VA program also contains a single benefit payment of $2,000 to survivors of state residents who died in the Persian Gulf War combat zone. All claimants must have their Gulf War service time recorded on their DD214 discharge form for verification.
For more information, contact the MDVA Persian Gulf War Bonus Division at 1-651-297-4932.
Or write:
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
2nd Floor, Veterans Service Building
20th West 12th Street
St Paul, MN 55155-2079
Or check out their web site at:
Illinois Veterans can apply for a $100 Persian Gulf Conflict Bonus who served between 2 AUG 90 and 30 NOV 95. Claimants must have received the Southwest Asia Service Medal or Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, been a Illinois resident for 12 months prior to entering service and have received an honorable discharge. Survivors are entitled to a payment of $1000 if the veteran's death is service connected or is the direct result of service-connected disabilities incurred in the period of the conflict.
For Illinois, write:
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
833 South Spring Street
P.O. Box 19432
Springfield, IL 62794-9432
Or check their web site at:
[Source: VFW Magazine JAN 2000]
Massachusetts Veterans write:
Massachusetts Veterans' Bonus Division
Department of Veterans' Services
100 Cambridge Street, Room 1002
Boston, MA 02202
[Source: FRA News-Bytes 12-17-98]
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