§65-43.3. Bars to eligibility  


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  • A veteran may not be interred in a State veterans cemetery under any of the following circumstances:

    (1)        He was discharged or dismissed on the grounds that:

    a.         He was a conscientious objector who refused to perform military duty;

    b.         He was a deserter; or

    c.         He was an officer who accepted his resignation for the good of the service;

    (2)        He was convicted of subversive activities against the United States after separation from active military service; or

    (3)        He was separated from the Armed Forces of the United States for the good of the service due to a willful and persistent unauthorized absence and issued a Clemency Discharge (DD Form 1953) pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 4313.

(1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1051, s. 1.)