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Public Information Office - Index

Military And Veteran Worldwide Personnel Registry (All Nations):

Get the free Software You Need to Access The Registry

Get Information about The Online Registry

Register a former or current military person in the Worldwide Personnel Registry

Replacing Military Medals and/or Display Recognitions (Certificates)

Get Information on Replacements (includes Application Form link)

Military medal Issue Regulations

Answers to common questions about Replacement Medals and/or Recognitions
How To Get Form 201-A Listing Your Military Award Eligibility:
amervets.com/201a
Operation Retroactive Recognition: Getting today's medals retroactive to past eras
My Military Medal Last Will and Testament legal document
Award Recommendation Forms (Active, Reserve and Guard personnel only. These forms cannot be used by discharged veterans). These forms are printable by any Adobe Acrobat reader:

ARMY 638
USN/USMC 1650
USCG 1650
USAF 1206

Request an Archival Unit Award Certificate be created for free download
Project to Collect Lists of Medal Recipients
How to request approval for a medal you think you deserve

How to request military record file documents

Get Form SF-180

Get Form DD-149 (also: amervets.com/180)

How to request a Free copy of The Veterans Directory

How to request a Free Vietnam War Memorial WallCard (Vietnam Vets only)

Military/Veteran Websites

Subscribe (FREE) to a Military Discussion forum

Subscribe (free) to Daily Military News headlines via email (one email-edition per day)

How to Form a Veteran's Association/Organization where you work

Link your Military Website on an American War Library Resource Guide

What To Do With Found Dog Tags

Congressional Bill and Law Search

Veterans Organization Chartered by Congress

What To Do With Found U.S. Military Items

Help In Identifying a Military Photo

The G/S Stephen M. Swanson Endowment of the Unknowns

Where To Donate Military Related Items

Order of Precedence: How to Arrange Medals/Ribbons for display or wear

Support Our Troops (Daily ribbon wear)

Veteran, Military and War Poetry

Presidential Unit Citations

Go to The American War Library HomePage

Email The American War Library

After Action Reports

Casualty Lists

Casualty Numbers, All Wars

Presidential/Distinguished Unit Citations, Full Texts

Advertise a Product or Service on the Military Resource Guides

Unit Rosters (Stored on The War Library)

Form SF-212.doc for collecting Unit Rosters
Form SF-121.pdf for collecting Unit Rosters

Unit Awards

DD-214 SPN Codes, SPD Codes, RE Codes

DD-214 policy

DD-214 Public Posting and Preservation
Dept of Defense Information on the DD-214

How to request a military discharge status change

The American War Library's Business Card (for your wallet or distribution)

Vietnamese Medals awarded to US and foreign military personnel

Vietnam Civil Action and Cross of Gallantry awarded to USN/USMC units (access info)

How to Re-create a Discontinued Military Shoulder Patch From a Photo, Drawing or Computer Image For display in a Shadow Box or Frame

Medal Of Honor Recipients

Recommend a Military website for Best Site Award

Hoaxes and Myths that hurt Veterans

Glossary: Enter a New Listing

Glossary: View Listings

Chronology: Enter a New Listing Chronology of Military Events by Year/Country/War

Chronology: View Listings Chronology of Military Events by Year/Country/War

Common Myths about the Ruptured Duck (Honorable Discharge Lapel Pin)

Common Myths about the Purple Heart medal

Common Myths about the Cross of Gallantry

MILITARY RESOURCE GUIDES

Air Force

Alexander Liccione WW2 Art

American Legion-VFW-AmVets

Army

Army Air Force, WW2

Australia Resource Guide

Boats/Ships

Books

Canine Military Support (War Dogs)

Certificate replacement, Medal/Discharge

Chaplain/Family

Chat Services

Choppers: Rotary Wing

Civil War Sites

Combat Casualty Digest - American war dead

Commander-in-Chief Poll

Favorite Wartime Person

Gulf War

Gold Star Family Member Resource Guide

High School Diplomas Resource Guide

Homeless Veterans

Honor Guard

Info Resources

Korean War

Marines

Medals

Memorial Day Resource Guide

Military Animals Resource Guide

Military Police Resource Guide

Military Brat Photo Museum

Military Related UFO
Research Organizations

Museums

News Groups

Numbered Units

Personnel Registry (Over 72 million listings)

Photo Museum

Quartermaster Corps Links

Recruiting/Training Sites

Surveys and Polls

TET Offensive

Tools, Services

Troops To Teachers Info

Unknown Soldier

VA Education Benefit Offices

Veteran Advocates

Veteran And Military Groups

Veterans Day Resource Guide

Vietnam War

War Correspondent Photo Museum

War Crimes

Women

World War I And II

Cold War Resource Guide

Bob Hope Resource Guide

Writers

DISCUSSION FORUMS

Military Draft Discussion Forum

Disabled Veterans Discussion Forum

Subscribe (FREE) to a Military Discussion forum

You can be a Contact Person
for a military base

You can be a Contact Person
for a military vessel or unit

REGISTRY/LOCATOR SERVICES

Vet/Active Person You Are Looking For

Living Veteran/Active Person

Deceased Veteran

Military Brat

Partial list of veterans being sought

I am related to someone who served in the military

Civilian War Vet

ROTC person

Vet/Military Assn

Purple Heart Recipient

Silver Star Recipient

Bronze Star Recipient

I am a Contact Person for my/a Army Unit

I am a Contact Person for my/a Air Force Unit

I am a Contact Person for my/a Marine Unit

I am a Contact Person for my/a Navy Vessel/Unit

I am a Contact Person for my/a Coast Guard Ship/Unit

Contact Comrade Form

Retail or Wholesale business

Vet/Military Suicide Study Project

OTHER LOCATOR/REGISTRY SERVICES

Are You Looking For A Vet?
Is Someone Looking For You?

Is Someone Looking For You?
The G.I. Photograph Museum and Registry
Civil War Re-enactor Photo Museum

The Military Brat Photograph Museum and Registry

All Nations Photo Museum

American Veterans Confirmation Service

Certificate Of Military Discharge, Replacement

OTHER NATION REGISTRY/LOCATORS

Worlds Military Photo Museum

Canada Photo Museum

Filipino Photo Museum

Japanese Photo Museum

Australian Photo Museum

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