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Easier tracking and receiving of
medals
with Internet-based service
Army veterans and their families can
have an easier time tracking and receiving medals and decorations thanks
to an automated system used by the Clothing and Heraldry Product Support
Integration Directorate (PSID).
The Web-based system eliminates extensive paperwork, reduces processing
time and has capabilities such as allowing each veteran the opportunity to
find out the status of his or her request or make address changes online.
These types of inquiries that used to be handled telephonically or by
letter can be entered online at http://veteranmedals.army.mil.
Award criteria and background for the different service medals can also be
found on the Website.
Requests for medals are initiated through the National Personnel Records
Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. Eligible veterans or the next-of-kin of a
deceased veteran can request medals from NPRC at http://vetrecs.archives.gov/.
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