I am trying to find a man who served with my husband in Viet Nam. His name is Al Kasharski and he was on Seal Team One. The last name may be mispelled.\n\nHe was last seen in 1974 in San Diego, CA engaged to a Jewish woman named Jackie who was a Naval officer and doctor working at Balboa Hospital.
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You might try the Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida.  They try to keep up with all seals, past and present. Also try,  www.navyseal.com  good luck, dear.
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Try the local VFW posts in the area. As for actual military records, some may be hard to get due to a records fire at a Army Facility in 1973.
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try google, classmates.com, reunion.com for starters.  Also try the white pages, that also is a good source.  My First Shirt from my first duty station located me via classmates.  I hadn't seen him since 1980.
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Maybe try something like vetfriends.com - my hubby is ex-navy and he likes those kinds of sites. Thanks for serving!
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That information is PROBABLY not readily available. \n\nYou may want to try the State Department's Electronic FOIA. They probably have Defense Detaches listings. If not, you can always look up his DD-214 (his service record) by making an FOIA request.\n\nhttp://foia.state.gov/default.asp\nhttp://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html\n\nYou will probably need to complete SF 180. If you know the person's name, it will probably help.
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I can help with part of it - the last section I will leave to my Marine brethren to chime in. It refers to his unit of assignment. A "Weapons Company" was a unit that specialized in a particular heavy weapon (during Korea it would likely be mortars or a recoiless rifle). So...he was assigned to the 1st Weapons Company, under the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division. This is where things get tricky - that is an Army designation. Marines are assigned to MEU's (Marine Expeditionary Unit) and MEF's (Marine Expeditionary Force), but it is certainly possible that he was a detached element. Now for the Tr Bn TCI - I am going to guess that this is a location. Something like Tran Binh. If noone here can specify this - check your Dad's service record - his duty assignments and basic locations will be listed. You can then search on line for veterans groups who served there and I bet you will find a host of his former comrades. Good Luck!
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buddy i am a vet, two tours in iraq. and i want to thank you for saying such a good american thing and having the courage to post it here. i finished my military sevice couple of weeks ago and people like you are the reason we can keep going. even though our wives leave us, we lose most of our money, never get to see our kids born and miss thier birthdays. it helps to know there are still people left that have a love for this nation we serve. its hard to put up with the things we do and most every morning we'd rather stay in bed. thanks for makeing getting up every morning worth something good. my name is sgt curtis wellman, 6 years usmc 3 years us army
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Why don't you post your question on some Thai boards. I was stationed in  Asia in the 70's and my wife is from Khorat. My understanding is that the Records center had a major fire and lost alot of records in the late 60's. BTW my memory is of Khorat having USMC and AF. \n\nAlot of former military now live in Udon Thani, Nong Khai and Khorat. try your post on pattayasecrets.com or other Thai board were Americans and ex military post.
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This may seem too simple, but the best way to find the information that you're looking for is to talk to other Vietnam Vets. Good places to find them is at a local VFW or a Veteran's hospital. \n\nMy father server in Vietnam as well, and has only recently opened up about what happened to him there. I've herd the same happening with many other Vietnam Vets too. Something about the recent Iraq War has triggered many of them to talk after more than 30 years of wanting to forget about what happened. \n\nI have family in Vietnam to include uncles that served on both sides of the war. They seem to be easier about letting the past go than the American veterans. One of my uncles served almost ten years in a communist prison, had all his arms and legs broken many times and had his eye ripped out of his head. Even he has let the war go into the past. \n\nAnotehr good place to look is the Internet. There are hundreds of Web sites that haev very good information about the Vietnam War with the ones supported by veterans having the most accurate information. Don't bother with the government supported sites - they're still lying aobut what happened. \n\nGood luck with your reseasrch!
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Have worked with a few differnt countries spec ops groups over the years. Would have to say that the Thai Spec Ops (these happen to be Thai marines) were tops on my list. The Malay were a close second. For anywhere in the world (desert, jungle, sea, mountain..) I would still have to go with the SEALS.
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As a member of his immediate family, you are entitled to his complete service record. You can get this through the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. I have linked their web site below. As for a list of all the names aboard a specific ship - unless you can find a veterans organization involving that ship (many many ships have these types of organizations for shipmates to stay in contact after their service) - you may be out of luck finding it. I wish you the best - Good Luck.
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i recall a few times as a marine in vietnam when we used air force "spooky gunships" sometimes known as "puff the magic dragon" for support at night during some tight spots.  One night in particular they stayed with our company all night  flying in circles above our perimeter raining a solid wall of fire from their mini-guns preventing us from being overrun which was very likely as we were pretty outnumbered.   Funny how I never once thought about them being lower class or lazy or anything like that.  Worked with an army ranger capt. on a combined operation with some popular forces...very very gutsy guy...nope..no low class there.  Worked with good men from 1st arm cav and shared a perimeter...had to trust them...they had enough class for that.  Had lots of navy close air support...no question about the class there...top notch.   Of course navy corpsmen are the classiest of all.  So I don't have much use for childish comparisons and talk about who is better...unless i'm having a beer and joking with my former airborne buddies.  I respect and admire them all.\n\nAMEN Drew
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man... i've been wonderin tt too... i've a fren fron Scottsdale, Arizona who is stationed there as well... if u eva find out how to look them up, pls mail me at risky_1986@yahoo.com.sg\nthank you so so much...
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You can go to the U.S. government official website, look for the link to military and they will give you a site to search for the soldiers name. You can also try contacting your local family support group for your base and they will be able to locate information for you or tell you where to obtain it. While my brother was serving in Iraq, the support group gave the family members a passcoded web site that we could access to stay updated on all current events, including KIA's and injured personell. My prayers are with you that the name you are looking for is not on either list. God Bless!
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GEN. Stormin "Norman Schwarzkopf"! Or any of the veterans you can interview at your local V.A Center or retirement home. They are all historically significant, and have fascinating stories to tell :) Good luck
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I was in Ft Hood for 4 years.  We just moved to Ft Jackson last Nov.  My husband is a Drill Sgt here.  If you have any questions about Hood, feel free to message me!
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Do you know someone who has an AKO acct.  My husband has one...I think that would be the easiest way to find out.  BTW, 101st is deployed right now.