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(d)In this section:
(1)The term “next of kin” means individuals standing in such relationship to members of the armed forces described in subsection (a) as the Secretaries concerned shall jointly specify in regulations for purposes of this section.
(2)The term “World War I” includes the period from April 6, 1917, to March 3, 1921.
(3)The term “World War II” includes the period from September 8, 1939, to July 25, 1947, at 12 o’clock noon.
(4)The term “military operations” includes those operations involving members of the armed forces assisting in United States Government sponsored training of military personnel of a foreign nation.
(5)The term “peacekeeping force” includes those personnel assigned to a force engaged in a peacekeeping operation authorized by the United Nations Security Council.
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