RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-03385
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, Block 30, be corrected to reflect yes
after Vietnam.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
In 1971, he went on a temporary duty (TDY) assignment to Cam
Ranh Bay, Republic of Vietnam (RVN) for 30-45 days and flew
secret intelligence missions as an Air Force North Vietnamese
linguist.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 31 Jan 69, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force.
He is credited with 3 years 11 months and 17 days of total
active service; with 2 years, 1 month and 9 days of Foreign
Service.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states that the DD Form
214 was only annotated yes if the service member was actually
assigned in either, Indochina, Vietnam or Korea. The
applicants DD Form 214 reflects yes after Indochina because
he was assigned in Thailand from 12 Jan 72 until his date of
separation of 17 Jan 73. After a thorough review of the
applicants military records, they could find no mention of any
time served in Vietnam.
The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
In 1971, he received orders to Cam Ranh Bay, RVN and was
assigned to the Air Force Security Service Detachment for 30-
45 days.
The advisory opinion states that after a thorough review of his
records, DPAPP could not find any mention of time served in
Vietnam. He wonders if someone has erased or misplaced his
service records.
Blocks 23-25 of his DD Form 214 reflects that he was a North
Vietnamese Voice Processing Specialist/Interpreter, completed a
South East Asia Survival course, awarded the Vietnam Service
Medal (VSM), the Republic of Vietnam Service Medal {sic}, and
others, although it appears his Air Medal second oak leaf
cluster (AM w/2OLC) was omitted.
The applicants complete response is at 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
changing his DD Form 214 to reflect yes after Vietnam. After
thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record and noting the
applicants contentions, we find no evidence which would
persuade us that his records should be corrected to show service
in Vietnam. In this respect, we note that DPAPP advised the
applicant by letter that when his DD Form 214 was accomplished,
it was a requirement to annotate yes if a member was actually
assigned in Indochina, Vietnam or Korea. DPAPP has confirmed
that the applicant was assigned to Thailand. However, DPAPP
states there is no documentation to reflect the applicant was
assigned or TDY to Vietnam. Without documentary evidence, we
agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force
office of primary responsibility and adopt the rationale
expressed as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has
failed to sustain his burden that he has been the victim of an
error or injustice. We note in the applicants rebuttal he
states that the Air Medal w/1OLC appears to be missing from his
records; however, since this was not included as part of his
original application, to insure proper staffing of the
applicants request, a new DD Form 149, Application for
Correction of Military Records is required. In view of the
above and 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 Docket Number
BC-2012-03385 in Executive Session on 9 Apr 13, under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Panel Chair
Member
Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 Jul 12, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 20 Sep 12.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 1 Oct 12.
Exhibit D. Letter, Applicant, dated 9 Oct 12.
Panel Chair
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