Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
Ms. Rosa M. Chandler | Analyst |
Ms. Joann H. Langston | Chairperson | |
Mr. Lester Echols | Member | |
Mr. Robert J. Osborn, II | Member |
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge (UD) be upgraded to a fully honorable discharge.
2. The applicant states, in essence, that in August 1965, he got married and in September 1965 he was assigned to Vietnam. His wife did not want him to be in the military, therefore, she kept leaving him and he kept leaving his unit in an absent without leave (AWOL) status to bring her back. He was young and confused after serving in Vietnam and believes that he was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at the time.
3. The applicant provides nothing in support of his request.
COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE:
1. Counsel requests that the Board carefully and compassionately review the applicant's record for an upgrade of his discharge.
2. Counsel states that on 9 January 2004 a Veterans of Foreign Wars counsel reviewed the applicant's record and concurred with the applicant's contentions and requests that his discharge be upgraded.
CASE ID | AR2003090117 |
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RECON | |
DATE BOARDED | 20040212 |
TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (UD) |
DATE OF DISCHARGE | 19690122 |
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR635-212 |
DISCHARGE REASON | A51.00 |
BOARD DECISION | (DENY) |
REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
ISSUES 1. | 144.5000 |
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