How the Obama Administration is Hiding Military Records

HOW THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS HIDING MILITARY RECORDS DRONE STRIKE INFORMATION ISAF AFGHANISTAN The International Security Assistance Force's monthly reports do not provide specific information regarding drone strikes in Afghanistan. Documentation of unmanned air strikes over Afghani soil has been removed from the monthly air power Information regarding drones having the ability to kill American citizens within the United States remains concealed. summary. INSURGENT ATTACKS AS OF MARCH DOCUMENTATION REGARDING INSURGENT ATTACKS ARE NO 2013 LONGER AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 7% decrease in insurgent attacks cited in 2012 is inaccurate - actual data shows they remained the same. The U.S. Government denied access to The U.S. Government withheld information documents requested by the public in 2012 at least 5,223 TIMES claiming concerns under EXEMPTION 1 OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - claiming concerns for national security. This happened more frequently during President Barack Obama's term than for national security - a 23% increase PARTMENT RESTRICTING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS cases in 2011 (4,242). During DEFENS OF President Obama's first year in office, there were 3,805 cases of the same nature. prior years. UNITED AMERICA OF Last year, almost 60% of the 3,586 CASES requesting secretive CIA files were denied or censored for the The government rejected more than one-third of document requests. It released, in part or full, STATES up from the 49% of cases withheld or concealed in 2011. same reason - 65% of all other requests. PART REJECTED HOW CAN I FIND MILITARY RECORDS? → 1. ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: What military branch was your relative enlisted in? Which wars? What are the dates? Were they in the regular Army or a volunteer? Was your relative an enlisted personnel or an officer? Did your relative have a pension application? > 2. REGULAR ARMY: The U.S. Department of War did not keep military service records for people who served in the regular Army, so you will need to start your research with the following: Enlisted: Regular Army Enlistment Papers, 1798-1894. Officers: Francis B Heitman's Historical Register. "Dictionary of the United States Army, From Its Organization" September 29, 1789 to March 2, 1903 (2 volumes). > 3. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOUSES ALL FEDERAL MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS IN TWO LOCATIONS: a. The Revolutionary War (1912) are held at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS b. Records from WWI to present are held at the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri. Additionally, you may also contact the Regional Archives in your local area or check the Microfilm Catalog. HOW MILITARY RECORDS CAN HELP IN GENEALOGY RESEARCH Military records contain valuable information regarding veterans and their family members. > 1. MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS CONTAIN: a. Muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Records of pension payments based on U.S. armed force service from 1775 to 1916. I Pension applications and payment records. b. Veteran's rank, unit, date mustered in and out, military information, and biological and medical information. > 2. PENSION APPLICATIONS AND PAYMENT RECORDS Pensions > 3. BOUNTY LAND: Bounty land application files contain information related to claims during wartime service performed from 1775 to 1855. If your relative served in any of the following wars, you may find it worthwhile to search for Bounty land warrant application files. War of 1812 Mexican War Indian Wars Revolutionary War ONLINE MILITARY RECORDS → 1. If you're looking for "Military Records" on Google - you'll get 302,000,000 results → 2. People who are looking for military records, are also interesting in: a. Military service records Army Navy Air Force b. WWII military records c. Military medical records Regional Interest in the U.S. for the Phrase " Military Records" OKLAHOMA 100% VIRGINIA 97% TENNESSEE 82% KANSAS 82% ALABAMA 80% KENTUCKY 77% NORTH CAROLINA 77% SOUTH CAROLINA 72% UTAH 71% IOWA 70% 100 SOURCES: Reuters | Air force Times | Foreign Policy | Archives | Wired | Yahoo News | Guardian | Google Trends Brought to you by: RecordsBase.com" TM B. ******