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.

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

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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