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Where can you find someones military record who served in Viet Nam?
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∙ 11y ago
You can send a request for their service records through a Freedom of Information Act Request through the National Personnel Records Centre (see related link). Instructions on how to do this are available in the 'related links' section at the bottom of the page.
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∙ 13y ago
Frank Sharon
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∙ 11y agoYou would need to send a request to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). There are a few stipulations to keep in mind. Only the service member in question or their next of kin can request the records from the past 62 years (The Vietnam War fall into this category). After 62 years, the records become archival and are open to the general public. However, there is an exception to this rule for those the U.S. Government considers "Persons of Exceptional Prominence". PEP records are released as soon as 10 years from the death of the significant person. See the related link below for more information on requesting military records.
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∙ 16y agoRecommend researching: The American War Library.
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How many Pennsylvanians served in Vietnam?
3,144 Pennsylvanian males were killed in the Viet War.
Did the military draft expire?
Yes, towards the end of the Viet War.
Was the Viet Cong an organization?
Yes. They were a Vietnamese Communist paramilitary organization primarily based in South Vietnam in support of the North Vietnamese military forces. The Viet Cong was dissolved in 1976 when South Vietnam capitulated to North Vietnamese military forces.
How long did a soldier have to stay in the Vietnam war?
The first military advisors were sent to Viet Nam in 1959 and the last one came home in 1973. The normal tour of duty for a soldier sent to Viet Nam was 12 months. Some served multible tours. In some rare cases the tour of duty could be as much as 18 months.
Does Montville Ct have a memorial for residents who served during the Vietnam war?
Coventry CT commissioned a Viet War memorial in 2008. CT sacrificed approximately 612 men to the war.
Where are military bases?
Viet Nam
Elvis was drafted into what serives?
Drafted during the Viet Nam war, but stationed in Germany.
Vietcong military bases are where?
Viet Nam
If you were honorably discharged in February 1961 from the Army after serving from 1958 would you be considered a Vietnam vet?
Unless you actually served in Viet Nam you are not a Viet Nam Veteran. You are considered a Veteran. I served from 1964-1967 and never was sent to Viet Nam, but was sent to Germany. I am a Veteran but not a Viet Nam Veteran.Additional infoVietnam vets are vets that served from 1964 to 1975 and received the Vietnam Service Metal (VSM ). The military had regulations covering who received the VSM. So since you did not serve during those dates, you would not be eligible for the VSM and therefore not considered a Vietnam Veteran. (If you had served anytime from 1964 to 1975 and had not received the VSM, you would be referred to as a Vietnam Era Veteran.
Are you considered a Vietnam veteran if you served in the active military from June 1974 until December 1975 and in the National Guard from December 1975 until Jan 1980?
A Viet Nam veteran is someone who was actually in Viet Nam. You can say you are a Viet Nam era soldier, but MOST troops were pulled out in 1973 and completed in 1975 during the fall of Saigon.
How many Pennsylvanians served in Vietnam?
3,144 Pennsylvanian males were killed in the Viet War.
Did the military draft expire?
Yes, towards the end of the Viet War.
What were the Vietnamese nationalists called?
During briefings and other forms of communications (radio, messengers, written dispatches, etc.) the South Viet Nationals were "civilians-South Viet type", and the South Viet Military were simply "ARVN's".
Was the Viet Cong an organization?
Yes. They were a Vietnamese Communist paramilitary organization primarily based in South Vietnam in support of the North Vietnamese military forces. The Viet Cong was dissolved in 1976 when South Vietnam capitulated to North Vietnamese military forces.
Was the US military draft in effect in peacetime?
Yes, until the end of the Viet War, then it went away.
What was the busiest military airbase ever?
Da Nang during Viet Nam. Nobody even comes close.
Why did U.S involvement in Vietnam cease?
The US was losing the Vietnam war badly. US troops were in constant retreat. The Viet Cong were on the outskirts of Saigon. They had surrounded the city and were closing in. The US conducted an emergency evacuation of all US military personnel. The Viet Cong declared a military victory.
