Serving 30 or more days on active duty between August 2, 1990 and April 10, 1991 earns you $500 if you served in the Persian Gulf theater of operations and received the Southwest Asia Service Medal, or $300 if you served on active duty anywhere else.
Apply through the Massachusetts Veterans' Bonus Division Persian Gulf War bonus page.
Your DD214 showing 30 or more days of active duty in the qualifying window, your Southwest Asia Service Medal citation if you are claiming the higher amount, and proof you lived in Massachusetts for the six months before you entered the U.S. Armed Forces.
