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In order to research and pay tribute to military veterans, on July 23, 2007 John E. Anderson of veterantributes.org submitted a SF 180 - Request Pertaining To Military Records form to the United States National Personnel Records Center for information about the highly–decorated Vietnam-War era Prisoner of War George Thomas Coker under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552). The reply on August 20, 2007 was accompanied by the following documents:

• NA FORM 13164 - Information Releasable
• Combat Area Casualties Returned Alive File
• transcripts of 17 awards, including a Navy Cross Medal

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Featured November 2008