My father was a veteran of the Vietnam War and I'm trying to learn more about his time in service. How can I access classified government documents related to military operations?
My father was a veteran of the Vietnam War and I'm trying to learn more about his time in service. How can I access classified government documents related to military operations?
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If you are a child of a veteran of the Vietnam War, you may be able to access government documents related to your parent's military service through the Department of Defense's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room. You can submit an FOIA request and provide proof that you are the veteran's child in order to access these classified documents.
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My father was a veteran of the Vietnam War and I'm trying to learn more about his time in service. How can I access classified government documents related to military operations?
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You can request military service records through the National Archives. You will need to complete a "Standard Form 180" request that indicates which records you are seeking. It could take several months to process the request, so it is important that you provide as much detail as possible to hasten the process. Depending upon the government classification of each record, copies of requested documents may be granted or a denied in their entirety.
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