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Originally Posted by jellybeanrt
I am trying to help a man who has his honorable Discharge Papers from the Army from 10/1962. He is trying to join the American Legion here in The Villages. In order to join they want to see his DD214 card. He never received his DD214 card. I have made calls for help, but was told there was a fire back in 1962, and records were lost. Can anyone help us
Thanks
Judy
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Surely the American Legion officials know about the famous fire at the Military Records Center in 1962 that destroyed many records. If you can document that you made an inquiry and were officially notified that it appears that your friend's records were destroyed, then surely the Legion officials would accept some other documentation.
I recently obtained all of my available military records still held by the government by following the instructions on the link below. There was no charge.
Veterans Documents and Personnel Records | USA.gov
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The DD-214 is not a "card." There is too much data on it to be contained in a card.
A DD-214 is actually a discharge paper.
If your friend gets VA health benefits he should have a card from the VA which demonstrates he is a veteran.
You might need to talk directly to someone at the Foreign Legion to see what the problem might be.