The comments of the ignorant lefties, at the link you provided are something else.
Not one called the ‘reporter’ or this guy Phillips out, for the his lies.
And, agree...what the heck is a Vietnam-era Veteran? Wouldn’t he just be a Veteran, if he didn’t serve in VN?
And, agree...what the heck is a Vietnam-era Veteran? Wouldn’t he just be a Veteran, if he didn’t serve in VN?
He was in Sang Bang, Dang Gong, lot of places.
Just meant he was in the service at same time or era.
MSM ran with “Vietnam veteran” to feed the narrative — logical Native American war vet harassed by MAGA punks.
Government shutdown has this close now. But anyone can get his service record.
There are more than 70 million former military records for veterans stored at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The records are available to the public through the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act.
The general public can access military personnel records by completing Standard Form 180. Some of the information that must be given includes the name of the veteran, the service number or Social Security number, the branch of service, the date(s) of service and the date of birth. It has been our experience that the dates of service are helpful but not necessary.
The completed form can be sent via mail or fax to the records center. Although more detailed information is available to next of kin and other authorized parties, only a limited amount of information can be released to the general public. Typically, the information released includes rank, dates of services and where the individual in question was stationed.
Response time varies, but it has been our experience that requests are typically returned within 10 business days.
It's a category the government has for classifying veterans. Benefits vary depending on when one served, I believe.
You could be WWII veteran even if you never saw combat or left the US, and you can be a Vietnam era veteran even if you never went to Vietnam.
The Vietnam era is considered, I think, by the Feds as 1961-1975.
I don’t remember when the term “Vietnam Era Vet” started - maybe to circumvent Stolen Valor accusations ?