Presently (June 2010), there are twenty-four (24) different Military Issue License Plates available in Michigan. on five (5) different bases (the Medal of Honor has two different bases).

This is down from twenty-six (26) different types, as WORLD WAR ONE (WWI) and the PANAMA CONFLICT have been removed.

The latest two (2) are the Afghanistan Conflict Veteran and the Iraq Conflict Veteran, which were first issued beginning in June 2008.

"OLD". BLAND, BLAH, BLUE BASE

"SPLENDOR" BRIDGE BASE

"NEW" BLAND, BLAH, "BLUE BAR BASE"

SPECTACULAR PENINSULAS BASE

(If only a SAMPLE plate is shown below, I still need this plate for my collection.  

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PLATE TYPE	OLD BLUE BASE	BRIDGE BASE	BLUE BAR BASE	PENINSULA  BASE
AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT VETERAN	NOT ISSUED	NOT ISSUED
Michigan residents  who served in the U.S. Military during Operation Enduring Freedom's Afghanistan Conflict, which began October 7, 2001, and their spouses, are eligible for an Afghanistan Conflict Veteran license plate.
AIR FORCE VETERAN
ARMY VETERAN			Mar 2009
COAST GUARD Veteran
COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN (PURPLE HEART)	Feb 1999	May 1999
Cuban missile crisis	Error Plate - No Decal To Left	Mar 2003	Mar 2008	Mar 2009
Michigan residents  who served in the U.S. Military between October 24, 1962 and June 1, 1963, and their spouses, are eligible for the Cuban Missile Crisis Veteran license plate.
DISABLED VETERAN
Dominican Republic Conflict		Mar 2004	Mar 2004
Michigan residents  who served in the U.S. Military between April 28, 1965 and September 21, 1966, and their spouses, are eligible for the Dominican Republic Conflict Veteran license plate.
EX-PRISONER OF WAR
Grenada Conflict		Mar 2004	Jun 2004
Michigan residents  who served in the U.S. Military between October 23, 1983 and November 21, 1983, and their spouses, are eligible for the Grenada Conflict Veteran license plate.
IRAQ CONFLICT VETERAN	NOT ISSUED	NOT ISSUED
Michigan residents  who served in the U.S. Military during the Iraq War which began March 20, 2003  and their spouses, are eligible for an Iraq War Veteran license plate.
KOREAN WAR	Nov 1999	Sep 1998	Mar 2007
Laos Conflict		Mar 2004	Mar 2004
LEBANON Conflict		Jun 2005	Jun 2007
MARINE CORP VETERAN		Mar 2005	Jun 2007	Mar 2008
Medal of Honor			NOT ISSUED	NOT ISSUED
MILITARY RESERVE MEMBER			GREAT LAKES www.Michigan.Gov	NONE
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER	Jul 2007		Aug 2006
NAVY VETERAN			Jun 2008
Panama Conflict		Jun 2004	Mar 2004	NOT ISSUED
PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR
Persian Gulf (Desert Storm) Veteran		Oct 2001	Jun 2004	Jun 2009
Somalia Conflict		Mar 2007	Mar 2007
Vietnam War	April 1997	Oct 2001 *- RM	Oct 2004	Jun 2009
World War I Veteran
World War II Veteran

* -  RM -  Thanks to Ron Mattioli - Michigan State Police (Retired)

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