COALITION MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY

MEMBERSHIP is open to any bona fide organization which is either:(a) a veteran's membership organization (or coalition of such organizations or chapter or posts thereof) which enrolls Vietnam, Gulf War*, and all veterans of subsequent conflicts
(b) administers programs which directly benefit veterans or
(c) an advocacy organization for veterans of Vietnam, Gulf War, and subsequent conflicts for veteran-related issues whose primary services must include at least one (1) of the purposes for which the Coalition is organized

* Gulf War also includes conflicts since that portion of the war concluded by the liberation of Kuwait. Inasmuch as the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, was not overthrown until the current Iraq War, and he continued his hostility toward the United States and supported anti-American terrorists activities (i.e. operating terrorist training facilities, awarding the families of deceased terrorists and purported involvement in the destruction of the Murrah Building in April of 1995) and because of Bin Laden's objection to American personnel in Saudi Arabia as an ally against Iraq and his anti-American terrorist activities, the Gulf War, by extrapolation, is deemed to have continued.

We welcome organizations which include veterans of all conflicts from Vietnam to Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and the War on Terror in general and/or advocacy groups for such veterans.

ADMISSION:

MEMBERSHIP is effective upon the affirmative vote and at the discretion of two-thirds of the Board of Directors present and voting, or of a membership committee established by a majority vote of the Board.

Application for membership should be in writing on organizational stationary indicating the objectives of the applicant and the names, addresses and phone numbers of representatives of the organization making the application. Applications should be sent to:

National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition
2020 Pennsylvania Avenue #961
Washington, D.C. 20006
Attn: Ted Streeter, General Secretary

TERMINATIONS:

MEMBERSHIP may be terminated by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors present and voting upon a finding that either:

(a) the member organization has ceased to be active within the Coalition or
(b) the member organization actively opposes one or more major policy positions adopted by the Coalition
(c) the member organization has engaged in disreputable conduct which brings discredit upon itself and potentially upon the Coalition. No termination of membership shall occur less than three months before any election.