For sure if you are deployed on active duty status. It’s best to research your eligibility on the VA.gov to be sure. Currently if you were in Vietnam even briefly you are eligible for VA benefits. Also time at Camp LeJeune is another qualifier during certain time periods.
If you need help from the VA it may be best to ask other Guard or Reserve people what they did.
Be aware that unless you can prove a service connected disability you may not be eligible. Without a service connected disability your household income may be too high and be a disqualified.
The Air Guard Unit I was in was activated during Desert Storm. This AD would be qualifying.
If you have 20 yrs Guard Or Reserve and are receiving retirement pay, you can be buried in a VA Cemetery.
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