| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Toamendchapter42,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtomilitarymedal |
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| 9 | 8 | | programsforveterans. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter42,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2knownassection42.312,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 12 | | 42.312.1.Thereisherebycreatedwithinthestateadjutantgeneral'sofficethe |
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| 14 | 13 | | 2"OperationEnduringFreedom,OperationFreedom'sSentinel,andOperationAllies |
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| 15 | 14 | | 3RefugeProgram".EveryveteranwhohonorablyservedonactivedutyintheUnited |
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| 16 | 15 | | 4StatesmilitaryserviceatanytimebeginningOctober7,2001,andendingAugust30, |
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| 17 | 16 | | 52021,shallbeentitledtoreceiveanOperationEnduringFreedom,OperationFreedom's |
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| 18 | 17 | | 6Sentinel,andOperationAlliesRefugemedallion,medal,andcertificateofappreciation |
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| 19 | 18 | | 7underthissection,providedthat: |
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| 20 | 19 | | 8 (1)Suchveteranisalegalresidentofthisstateorwasalegalresidentofthis |
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| 21 | 20 | | 9stateatthetimeheorsheenteredorwasdischargedfrommilitaryserviceoratthetime |
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| 22 | 21 | | 10ofhisorherdeath,orsuchveteranservedinaunitoftheMissouriNationalGuard |
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| 23 | 22 | | 11regardlessofwhethersuchveteranisoreverwasalegalresidentofthisstate;and |
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| 24 | 23 | | 12 (2)Suchveteranwashonorablyseparatedordischargedfrommilitaryservice,is |
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| 25 | 24 | | 13stillinactiveserviceinanhonorablestatus,orwasinactiveserviceinanhonorable |
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| 26 | 25 | | 14statusatthetimeofhisorherdeath. |
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| 27 | 26 | | 15 2.TheOperationEnduringFreedom,OperationFreedom'sSentinel,and |
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| 28 | 27 | | 16OperationAlliesRefugemedallion,medal,andcertificateshallbeawardedregardlessof |
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