Hi: This was sent to me by my daughter who works for the VA in Milwaukee. John -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: HEY VA! HAVE YOU HEARD? September 23, 2004 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:54:03 -0500 From: Carrie Konrath <konrath1@execpc.com> To: Mom & Dad Snedeker <jsnedekr@execpc.com> Erroneous messages circulating on the Internet are telling veterans that the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis plans to digitally scan its military personnel records and destroy the paper files unless veterans request that the originals be sent to them. NARA officials say this is false and that the Personnel Records Center does not intend to destroy its paper files. Any scanning will be to reduce the need for handling fragile records during the reference process. Officials stressed that it is the center's responsibility to preserve and protect official military personnel files, as they are permanently valuable records documenting the essential evidence of military service for the nation's veterans. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm <http://www.core.com/>