RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-03251
COUNSEL: NO
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
1. His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report
of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to reflect his
temporary duty (TDY) to Thailand (will be administratively
corrected)
2. His DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect his TDY to
Vietnam.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He served TDY in Thailand and Vietnam and the omission of
these facts will affect his Veterans Administration benefits.
In support of his request, the applicant submits copies of his
DD Form 214 and several letters of appreciation.
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 28 Jun 66 to 27 Jun 70. His DD Form 214 reflects a total
of 4 years of total active service, which includes 1 year,
6 months, and 11 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.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
HQ AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states a review of the
applicants master personnel records and documentation
submitted failed to provide any documents that substantiated
foreign service time in Vietnam; however, they did verify and
confirm foreign service for boots on the ground at Clark Air
Base, Republic of the Philippines, from 16 Dec 68 to 26 Jun 70
and his TDY to Thailand in the fall of 1969.
The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 10 Nov 11, a copy 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 D).
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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 to warrant
correcting his records to reflect service in Vietnam. We note
the applicants records have been administratively corrected
to reflect his foreign service in Thailand. Therefore, the
only remaining issue before us is his request to document his
foreign service in Vietnam. In this regard, 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
responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our
conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error
or injustice to warrant correcting his records to reflect
service in Vietnam. Therefore, 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 16 Feb 12, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR
BC-2011-03251:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 15 Aug 11, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 1 Nov 11
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 Nov 11.
Panel Chair
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