RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:				DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2013-04853
      COUNSEL: NONE
                				HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of 
Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to reflect award of the 
Vietnam Service Medal (VSM).  

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The VSM is missing on his DD Form 214.  

In support of his appeal, the applicant provides copies of his 
DD Form 214.  

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at 
Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former member of the Regular Air Force who 
served on active duty from 4 February 1969 to 22 November 1972.  
His DD Form 214 reflects he served 3 years, 9 months, and 19 
days on active duty with 11 months and 24 days of Foreign 
Service.  

The remaining relevant facts are contained in the evaluation 
provided by the Air Force offices of primary responsibility at 
Exhibit C.  

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSID recommends denial.  DPSID states that after a 
thorough review of the applicant’s military personnel record, 
they were unable to verify the applicant was awarded the VSM.  
In addition, they were unable to locate documentation verifying 
he served in the area of eligibility for award of the VSM.  
While the applicant contends he was sent on a classified 
temporary duty (TDY) assignment to Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, in 
April 1972 for a total of 60 days; there is no official 
documentation in his record supporting his claim, nor has he 
provided any.  

DPSID indicates that based on their review, they were able to 
determine the applicant should have been awarded the Korean 
Defense Service Medal (KDSM) for his service from 4 February 
1969 to 22 November 1972.  As a result, his record will be 
administratively corrected to reflect award of the KSDM.  

The complete DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C.  

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 14 March 2014, for review and comment within 30 
days (Exhibit D).  As of this date, this office has received no 
response.  

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  We took notice 
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of 
the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation 
of the Air Force office of primary (OPR) responsibility and 
adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the 
applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice in 
regard to award of the VSM.  However, we concur with the Air 
Force OPR’s findings to administratively correct the applicant’s 
record to reflect award of the KDSM.  Therefore, in the absence 
of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend 
granting the applicant’s request for award of the VSM.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that 
the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 
that the application will only be reconsidered upon the 
submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered 
with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2013-04853 in Executive Session on 3 July 2014, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	                      , Chair
	                      , Member
	                      , Member

The following documentary evidence was considered in connection 
with AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-04853:

Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 27 Feb 13, w/atchs.
Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 13 May 13.
Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 May 13.




                    
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