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Get records of your units actions !!

This was "borrowed" from War Stories

My son and I recently located information that I had been seeking for 28 years. With that information, we compiled the After Action Repot below. It only includes information from Government records. "Their" After Action Report documents the last six days in the lives of ten men, and it gives people a sample of the type of information that may be available to them from the Government.

There are so many people posting messages on the internet looking for Vietnam related information that I truly believe is there at the Archives, - for the asking, and this information if free.

Don, I'm asking you to consider finding a home for "their" After Action Report at War Stories. Through pages like yours, hopefully some of those seekers posting notices, will be directed to the right source of information. Granted, some will come away disappointed in not locating what they were looking for, - but we tried.

I'm within 2 hours driving time of the Archives. There are many people that just can't get to Washington DC. I've included on the last page, a two step process that I feel will solve the transportation problem.

1. I've provided a fill-in the blanks letter to the RIGHT Archives Department. It contains what information the person making the request must provide, and what records should be asked for.

2. A second sample letter to the local Congressperson puts the burden on them to use their Washington staff to copy the information. They may, but I don't see a member of congress refusing a request like that. We'll see.

Thank you and God Bless.
David John Kolsun, and John David Kolsun

The information below was sent to me by fellow Vietnam Veteran John Kolsun. He requested that I include it on this web site so that other veterans would know that they too can request copies of their unit's history. Besides visiting the Archives in person, there are two ways to obtain your Unit's History - method one or method two.

STEP ONE

Fill in the blanks and sign. Send to address, they will search and then send you a response detailing what they have, how much copies will cost and how you may get them. I suggest making a personal visit. If you can't, go to step two !


National Archives 
Attention: Textual Reference (Vietnam) 
8601 Adepphi Road 
College Park, MD 20740-6001

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, 
 
_________________________________
 Last,      First      MI 

______________________________
 Street Address,  

______________________________
 City,         State     Zip

STEP TWO

If you cannot go personally, or can't afford the cost, use the form below and send to your congressman or senator. Make sure you SIGN, and include the response from the archives and you name and address.


(Your Congressman or Congresswoman Address here)

Date __________________ 
 
Dear Congressman / Congresswoman, 
 
I have been informed by the National Archives the following records are
available for my research. 
 
_______________________________________________________ 
 
_______________________________________________________ 
 
_______________________________________________________ 
 
_______________________________________________________ 
 
I cannot 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 
 
(Sign your name)