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How to Join Us Membership Categories and Requirements Acceptable Evidence of Ancestor's Service Membership Benefits All DMWV members are eligible to receive:
All papers relating to a member's veteran ancestor, submitted by that member, are kept on file by the Recording Secretary. All active full members are eligible to make nominations, to vote and to hold office. One active associate member may serve on the Board of Directors. All active members are invited and encouraged to attend the annual meeting and any special events. Return to TOP Membership Categories and Requirements Membership in the DMWV is available, by application, in four categories: Life membership is available as an adjunct, by application, to any of the above-listed categories. All persons wishing to join the DMWV in all but the Honorary category must complete and sign an application form. Applicants must also pay a one-time initiation fee and are subject to payment of annual dues in order to be placed on the active roll. First dues may be pro-rated, based of the quarter of the membership year in which the application is received. Gift memberships are permitted (in other words, you may pay the cost of membership for another person) but the person upon whom membership will be bestowed must sign and date an application. Adult Full Adult Full membership in The Descendants of Mexican War Veterans is available to any person who is:
Return to TOP Adult Associate membership is available to any person of at least 18 years of age who lacks a qualifying ancestor but who otherwise meets the above requirements and who is interested in the Mexican War and in furthering the aims and objectives of this organization. Return to TOP Junior Full & Junior Associate Junior membership is available in either the Full or Associate category for persons less than eighteen years of age. After he or she attains the age of eighteen, a junior member may transfer membership to an adult category without further charge (apart from the payment of annual dues). Most of the rights, privileges, benefits, and responsibilities of adult members are not applicable to junior members. Return to TOP Life membership is available as an adjunct to either the Full or Associate category. It requires a donation of $1,000 (cumulatively over time, or in one lump sum) to the society's general fund. Life members are thereafter exempt from dues for life. Return to TOP Acceptable Evidence of Veteran Ancestor's Service Documentary evidence of an veteran ancestor's military service must provide the name and rank of the veteran and identify the military unit (i.e., company, regiment, battalion, ship, etc.) with which he served. A legible reproduction (i.e., photocopy) of any one or more of the following named documents are acceptable:
Evidence of the service of a civilian employee of the United States who served in the War with Mexico shall consist of the legible reproduction of any document generated by the federal government or a state government that provides evidence of said service. The following items (originals or reproductions) are NOT acceptable as evidence of service of any military veteran or civilian employee.
Return to TOP Membership Dues & Fees All adult members must pay a one-time initiation fee of $10. Annual dues for adult members, in both the Full and Associate categories, are currently set at $30, to be paid by August 31 for the membership year that begins on Sept. 1. There is a dues payment "grace period" from Sept. 1 to 30. (Failure to pay dues by Sept. 30 results in removal from active roll and forfeiture of any rights and/or privileges.) The membership year runs from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31 the following year. New members joining throughout the year pay pro-rated dues, based on the quarter in which their membership application is received. The amounts are as follows:
For example: An applicant who joined the organization in March would pay the $10 initiation fee plus $15 pro-rated dues, for a total of $25, whereas someone joining near the beginning of the membership year would pay a total of $40. Junior members pay a one-time initiation fee of $5. They are not liable for annual dues. Conversely, they are not eligible for any member services apart from issuance of a membership certificate and any service also provided to the public at large. Return to TOP Membership Application Download an APPLICATION and INSTRUCTIONS in PDF format. In order to view the application, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader if you don't have it already. IMPORTANT: If you download the application from this site, please be sure to download and read and follow the instructions too! You may also request a membership application by writing to: DMWV National Office Please include a full-size (no. 10) S.A.S.E. (self-addressed, stamped envelope) with your request. If it would also be helpful if you would write "Membership Application Request" on the outside of the envelope in which you send your request. Thank you! Return to TOP Membership Medal
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