FYI... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Edwards" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: Veterans records to be destroyed > Hi all! > I am sending to those lists and researchers I am familiar with. Please pass on as you see fit. > Thanks to my husband who knows my passion for genealogy, I received this message today. This is being sent to many military commands - that's how it came across my husband's desk. > I do NOT know if this applies to the older records or all. > PLEASE take time to check out the details and if you had considered sending away for records - it looks like the time is NOW! > Regards, > Maria > > > - - Original message - - > > The National Personnel Record Center that is responsible for maintaining archives of our military records is automating their storage and management of our military records. When this is complete they plan to destroy the hard copies of the records unless requested by the veteran or a deceased veteran's family to send those records to them. > > If a veteran or members of the deceased veteran's family wants to request those records be sent to them instead of being destroyed he/she can make a request by mail to: > > National Personnel Records Center > Military Personnel Records > 9700 Page Ave. > St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 > > or: > make the request online at: > > http://vetrecs.archives.gov/ > When you submit your request online, a signature form downloadable from the site can be sent to you for completion and submission. The National Personnel Records Center will then send you an e-mail acknowledging your request. > > ______________________________