RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-03152
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED
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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 his service in
Vietnam.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He served 13 months in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966.
The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant served on active duty in the Regular Air Force from
12 Feb 62 to 11 Jan 67. His DD Form 214 reflects a total of 4
years and 11 months active service, which includes 2 years, 5
months, and 27 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. A member must meet one of the
following criteria to be eligible:
1. Attached to or regularly serving for one, or more, days
with an organization participating in or directly supporting
ground (military) operations,
2. Attached to or regularly serving for one, or more, days
aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations,
3. Actually participate as a crew member in one or more
aerial flights directly supporting military operations, or
4. Serve on TDY for 30 consecutive days or
60 nonconsecutive days, which may be waived for personnel
participating in actual combat operations.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
HQ AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states they could not
verify any time served in Vietnam; however, they did verify the
applicant was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, from 29 Oct 62 to
26 Apr 64. The only other location they could verify he was
stationed is Barksdale AFB, LA.
The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The applicant states while stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA, he
served on TDY to Ton Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam for
13 months in 1965 and 1966. He would like his records corrected
to reflect this service.
The applicants complete response is at 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
thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record, we are not
persuaded the requested relief should be granted. The applicant
states he served on a temporary duty assignment to Ton Son Nhut
Air Base, Republic of Vietnam for 13 months; however, we do not
find his assertions sufficiently persuasive to override the
rationale provided by the Air Force office of primary
responsibility (OPR). Therefore we agree with the opinion and
recommendation of the AF OPR and adopt its rationale as the
basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim
of an error or an injustice. In the absence of evidence to the
contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief
sought in this application.
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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 this application in
Executive Session on 8 Mar 12, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-
2011-03152:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 13 Aug 11.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPAPP dated 8 Nov 11.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 Nov 11.
Exhibit E. Rebuttal, Applicant, dated 1 Dec 11.
Panel Chair
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