Official Documentation may be available for your unit, unit of a friend, or the unit of a loved one. DO NOT PAY A WEB SITE FOR THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION. It is free. We recommend a personal visit to the Archives. However, if a visit is not possible, the following is SUGGESTED as a possible proceedure for YOU to receive information similiar to that above. Although not a requirement, we recommend your search is limited to a six day period. Davey and I do ask that you provide a copy of YOUR After Action Report to the Web Page on which this is being carried. Good luck and above all, God Bless. David John Kolsun and John David Kolsun.
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STEP ONE
National Archives
Attention: Textual Reference (Vietnam)
8601 Adepphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001 Date ____________________
Date __________________
Gentlemen,
Please verify the following records are available for research.
Unit, _________________________________________________
Brigade, ______________________________________________
Division, _____________________________________________
Date of Action, ________________________________________
OPERATIONAL REPORTS, Battalion
OPERATIONAL REPORTS, Brigade
OPERATIONAL REPORTS, Division
DAILY STAFF JOURNALS, Battalion
DAILY STAFF JOURNALS, Brigade
DAILY STAFF JOURNALS, Division
DUTY OFFICER S LOGS, Battalion
DUTY OFFICER S LOGS, Brigade
DUTY OFFICER S LOGS, Division
MACV Records
Sincerely,
name _________________________________
address _______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
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STEP TWO
Your Congressman or Congresswoman
Address
Date
Dear Congressman / Congresswoman,
I have been informed by the National Archives the following records are available for my research.
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_______________________________________________________
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I can not arrange a trip to the National Archives. I am requesting that your Washington DC office assign a member of their staff to visit the Archives, copy the records, and send the copies to the address below. I understand that I am responsible for the cost of copies.
Thank you
your name
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