| COALITION
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY

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 or Gulf War* Veterans
(b) administers programs which directly benefit veterans or
(c) an advocacy organization for Vietnam or Gulf War 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.
Consequently, we welcome organizations which include
veterans of Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and the War on Terrorism 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.
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