R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-1-6

The respective officers appointed by the director of human services to be in charge of the state’s administration of veterans’ relief, of graves’ registration, and the commandant and the assistant commandant of the Rhode Island veterans’ home, in addition to any other qualifications required for their respective positions as already provided in law, shall each be an honorably discharged war veteran of any war in which the United States has been engaged.