Download as PDF
40.353 Kentucky Medal for Freedom -- Eligibility -- Administrative regulations -Funds to defray costs.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
The Kentucky Medal for Freedom is hereby created to be awarded by the Kentucky
Department of Veterans' Affairs to an individual who has been killed in action on or
after January 1, 1991, while:
(a) Engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
(b) Engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign
force;
(c) Serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an
opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party; or
(d) Serving in a combat zone as designated by presidential order.
Individuals eligible to receive the Kentucky Medal for Freedom include:
(a) Members of the Kentucky National Guard or a Reserve Component stationed
in Kentucky;
(b) Members of a state National Guard or a Reserve Component who named
Kentucky as a home of record;
(c) Members of the regular United States Armed Forces who named Kentucky as
a home of record; and
(d) Members of the regular United States Armed Forces, a state National Guard,
or a Reserve component who were buried in Kentucky on or after July 15,
2008, and have a surviving spouse, parent, or next available family member
who is a Kentucky resident.
The department shall enter the name of a recipient of the Kentucky Medal for
Freedom on the Kentucky Medal for Freedom roll.
The department shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with
KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this section.
The department may receive funds from the veterans' program trust fund to defray
the cost of the Kentucky Medal for Freedom.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2013. -- Created
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
