I want to know if my brother served in the Navy in Vietnam between 1970-1975.

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I am searching for any records of my brother being in Vietnam during the early 1970's. We have hardly ever spoken and I was in high school when he went into the Navy.

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Hello NavyGirl7, 
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 You may use eVetRecs to request his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) . See eVetRecs Help for instructions and for more information see Request Military Service Records . If the vet is still living, only the vet, a power of attorney, or third party authorized by the vet or POA can access the full OMPF. All others must file FOIA . 
 You may also complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) . 
 Response times from NPRC vary depending on the complexity of your request, the availability of the records, and their workload. The NPRC staff works actively to respond to each request in a timely fashion, but keep in mind they receive approximately 4,000 - 5,000 requests per day. If your request is urgent, please see Emergency Requests and Deadlines . 
 
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