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As used in this title: 1. Veteran means a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States or who was a recipient of the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal or marine corps expeditionary medal for participation in operations in Lebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to December first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, in Grenada from October twenty-third, nineteen hundred eighty-three to November twenty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-three, or in Panama from December twentieth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine to January thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety, and who (a) has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such service or furloughed to the reserve, or (b) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service. 2.

m such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service. 2. Veteran organization means the: (a) Grand Army of the Republic; (b) United Spanish War Veterans; (c) American Legion; (d) Disabled American Veterans; (e) Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; (f) Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated; (g) Catholic War Veterans, Incorporated; (h) Army and Navy Union of the United States; (i) Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated; (j) Polish Legion of American Veterans, Incorporated; (k) The Marine Corps League; (l) Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc.; (m) Amvets. (n) American Veterans of World War II; (o) Veterans of World War I, U.S.A., Inc. (p) Polish-American Veterans of World War II; (q) Masonic War Veterans of the state of N.Y., Inc.; (r) American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.; (s) Regular Veterans Association, Inc.; (t) Vietnam Veterans of America; (u) Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association; 3. Veteran assistance means safety net assistance given pursuant to the provisions of this title, to the

ssociation, Inc.; (t) Vietnam Veterans of America; (u) Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association; 3. Veteran assistance means safety net assistance given pursuant to the provisions of this title, to the persons eligible therefor.