[kathy4500]

I have yet to see any reference to the big fire that occurred at the St Louis military records center in 1972. My husbands records and hundreds of thousands total were destroyed in that fire. As a result, the affected vets can only get a substitute form DD214. In some cases, vets have had to rely on American Legion or VFW rosters to get vet benefits.

Can we expect Kerry to make a great revelation that this is why he "cannot release all records."

[shield]

I know of that fire....however, I understand his records were also in his FBI files. ;o)

[Mike Fieschko]

I have yet to see any reference to the big fire that occurred at the St Louis military records center in 1972.

According to the National Archives, only some Army and Air Force records were lost in the fire, not Navy.

[Jaxter]

The only records affected:

Army Personnel discharged November 1, 1912, to January 1, 1960 Estimated loss - 80%

Air Force Personnel discharged, September 25, 1947, to January 1, 1964 (with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.) Estimated loss - 75%