133 STAT. 1045  PUBLIC LAW 116–35—JULY 30, 2019  (23) The ninth unrecognized war era involving active  United States military personnel was the Iran Hostage Crisis,  which lasted from November 4, 1979, through January 20,  1981.  (24) The Iran Hostage Crisis involved military intervention  by the United States which resulted in the deaths of 8 members  of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to  United States.  (25) The tenth unrecognized war era involving active  United States military personnel was the Salvadoran Civil  War.  (26) The Salvadoran Civil War lasted more than 12 years,  through the terms of two Presidential administrations of the  United States, and resulted in the deaths of 22 members of  the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the  United States, 15 non-combat deaths, and 35 other casualties.  (27) The 11th unrecognized war era involving active United  States military personnel started on April 5, 1986, when the  La Belle discotheque in West Berlin, Germany, was bombed,  killing two United States soldiers and wounding 79 other mem- bers of the Armed Forces, which triggered what became known  as the Libyan Conflict.  (28) The military operations of the Libyan Conflict included  numerous air strikes by United States military forces and  resulted in the deaths of two members of the Armed Forces  who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States.  (29) The Libyan Conflict led to the 12th unrecognized war  era involving active United States military personnel, known  collectively as the Persian Gulf Conflicts, which lasted from  July 24, 1987, through September 26, 1988.  (30) The Persian Gulf Conflicts involved United States  military missions to protect Kuwaiti-owned oil tankers which  represented the largest United States naval convoy operation  since World War II.  (31) The Persian Gulf Conflicts resulted in numerous mili- tary operations and the deaths of not fewer than 39 members  of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to  the United States and 31 wounded.  (32) Since the armistice that ended the hostilities of the  Korean War on January 31, 1955, nearly 100 active United  States military personnel have sacrificed their lives in service  to the United States in South Korea, and more than 132 people  of the United States have been wounded in-country.  (33) Since January 1, 1947, through all of the unrecognized  war eras involving active United States military personnel,  not fewer than 778 combat and non-combat members of the  Armed Forces have sacrificed their lives in service to the United  States and not fewer than 797 have been wounded.  (34) Since January 1, 1947, the unrecognized war eras  involving active United States military personnel who were  wounded and killed serving their country were administered  under orders from the commander in chief and with the consent  of Congress, proving that the United States has been conducting  deadly wartime service to protect the country consistently since  December 7, 1941.  (35) Eligibility for membership in The American Legion  is determined by Congress through the establishment of specific 