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Stee · Seaman Recruit Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 45

I was looking at my fathers DD214 and would like to get duplicate awards for myself and brothers. Can anyone fill me in how I go about doing this? Thank you to all for your devoted service to country. Without you this country would not be what it is today........

note: As this is a bit off topic and a request for some assistance, I'm giving it its own topic/me#1

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Stee,

Start here:

National Personnel Records Center

I requested my father's records and it seems like it took about two months to get a response. And records from one rather large chunk of time were destroyed in a fire, so you may not get anything at all. I got an "in-lieu-of" certificate of service rather than a discharge certificate, and there were no records of any awards or amplifying information - duty stations and whatnot.

Good luck!
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Stee · Seaman Recruit Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 45

Thanks Navy-will let you know how it turns out.

AMOS · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

I be a bit cornfused. You want duplicate ribbons or............?

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Hmmmm...I might just have to put in for my "cold warrior" certificate if only just to get a facsimile of Don Rumsfeld's signature Wink

USMCWayne · Lt.Jg. Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 117 Location: Montana

RE: The Cold War Certificate. If I'm not mistaken, the facsimile signature of the Secretary of Defense on your certificate will be of the current Secretary.

My certificate is "signed" William Cohen, so I think I've got dibs on having won the Cold War. Wink

RE: duplicate medals. If I'm not mistaken, again, the NPRC will issue a single set of American decorations to a veteran. If the veteran, or someone from the authorized list, hasn't previously requested a set, they'll send a set.

If anyone wants multiple sets, they'll have to buy them from a vender. Companies like Medals of America do a wonderful and reasonable job mounting a veteran's decorations onto a shadow box, and a person can purchase any foreign decorations from them at the same time.

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Stevie · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:19 am Post subject:

3x Navy - you t ell 'hubs' if he gets that chance again to telll him
WE LOVE HIM. Gates is a sourpuss.... I miss Rummy.

btw, think I'll check out what I can get about my dad... somewhere I have a few pieces of info on his service. IF there is anything else I'd like to have it. He died in 1996. I never really knew him - was looking for him when we found out he had died.

He was in WWII - I do have a pic of him w/ some other men around a vehicle in what looks like a 'deserty' place.
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