RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-02402 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. His military service record be corrected to reflect the time 
he served in Thailand (administratively corrected). 

 

2. His military service record be corrected to reflect the time 
he served in Vietnam. 

 

3. The following awards be added to his DD Form 214, Armed 
Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge: 
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (SAEMR), Air Force 
Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) and the Air Force Good Conduct 
Medal (AFGCM). 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He served temporary duty (TDY) in Roi Et Province, Thailand for 
over 90 days. 

 

There may be an Agent Orange issue as he spent a short time 
changing planes in Vietnam. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of AF 
Form 626, Temporary Duty Order – Military, a personal statement, 
his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of 
Transfer or Discharge, and a letter from the National Personnel 
Records Center(NPRC), dated 26 May 11. 

 

The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant served on active duty in the Regular Air Force 
from 21 Apr 66 to 6 Apr 70. 

 

His DD Form 214 reflects a total of 3 years, 11 months, and 
19 days of total active service with 2 years, 11 months, and 
15 days of Foreign Service. 


 

The Vietnam Service Medal (VSM), created on 8 Jul 65, is awarded 
to all service members of the Armed Forces who, between 4 Jul 
65 and 28 Mar 73, served in the following areas of Southeast 
Asia: in Vietnam and the contiguous waters and airspace; in 
Thailand, Laos or Cambodia or the airspace there over in the 
direct support of military operations in Vietnam. The specific 
eligibility criteria requires a member to be either: 

 

 Attached to or regularly serving for one, or more, days with 
an organization participating in or directly supporting ground 
(military) operations, 

 

 Attached to or regularly serving for one, or more, days aboard 
a naval vessel directly supporting military operations, 

 

 Actually participate as a crew member in one or more aerial 
flights directly supporting military operations, or 

 

 Serve on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 
60 nonconsecutive days, which may be waived for personnel 
participating in actual combat operations. 

 

In a memorandum to the applicant, AFPC/DPSIDR states they were 
able to verify entitlement to the VSM with one Bronze Service 
Star while on TDY to Thailand from 22 Jan 68 to 21 Apr 68. No 
additional awards could be verified. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

HQ AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states they could not 
verify any time served in Vietnam or Thailand. They were able 
to verify the applicant served in Camp Drake, Japan from 21 Apr 
67 to 10 Dec 68 for 1 year, 7 months and 20 days and Alconbury, 
United Kingdom, from 15 Dec 68 to 8 Apr 70, for 1 year, 
3 months, and 25 days. DPAPP states the applicant was selected 
for TDY to Southeast Asia, but was unable to verify what 
location in Southeast Asia. 

 

The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

On 22 Dec 11, copies of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded 
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. 
To date, a response has not been received (Exhibit E). 

 

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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. After a 
thorough review of the available evidence and the applicant’s 
complete submission, we find no evidence that his records should 
be corrected to reflect service in Vietnam. Therefore, we agree 
with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility (OPR) and adopt its rationale as the 
basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim 
of an error or injustice. In the absence of evidence to the 
contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief 
sought in this application. Notwithstanding the above, 
sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate 
the existence of an error or injustice to warrant partial 
relief. In this respect, we note the Air Force OPR did not 
address the applicant’s request to add the following awards to 
his DD Form 214: Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (SAEMR), 
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) and the Air Force Good 
Conduct Medal (AFGCM). After reviewing the applicant’s master 
personnel records, we note that his AF Form 7, Airman Military 
Record, reflects he was awarded the SAEMR, AFOUA, and the AFCGM. 
As such, we believe these awards should be added to his DD Form 
214. In view of the above, we recommend his records be 
corrected to the extent indicated below. 

 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air 
Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that the 
following awards were added to his DD Form 214: SAEMR, AFOUA and 
the AFCGM. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR BC-2011-
02402 in Executive Session on 28 Feb 12, under the provisions 
of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

, Member 

 , Member 


 

 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR 
BC-2011-02402: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 9 Jun 11, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPAPP dated 31 Oct 11. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 22 Dec 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair 

 

 

 


AFBCMR BC-2011-02402 

 

 

 

 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF 

 

 Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction of 
Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code, it is 
directed that: 

 

 The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT 
be corrected to show that the following awards were added to his DD Form 214, Armed Forces 
of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge: Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, 
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and the Air Force Good Conduct Medal. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Director 

 Air Force Review Boards Agency