Kay Pesnell, Douglas County register of deeds, encourages all former military personnel who live in Douglas County to file their original discharge papers with her office. The service is free.
The Register of Deeds office is on the third floor of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Mass. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The military encourages veterans to record their discharge papers in the county where they live for safekeeping.
For more information, contact the Register of Deeds, 832-5282.
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lgreen17 (Laura Green) says…
More like "when we (the gov't) want to get you back in the military through a forced re-enlistment we will know where you live."
joe_cool (anonymous) says…
Excellent reminder to all. I did this back in my home town. I just have forgot to record it here. Now on my to do list.
This is good for any important documents. Your DD-214 is used a lot for ex-military. Don't want to lose it that's for sure.
kthxbi (anonymous) says…
Actually, the DoD has updated the system now so one can pull up their dd214 or equivalent on the internets
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…
Shiny side out, folks.
infidel (anonymous) says…
While the service may be free, I wonder about the security of documents that contain information that identity thieves would love to have. Are these available through the freedom of information act?
srj (anonymous) says…
I have to agree, they will be the first called in a sudden war/attack, you know it will take awhile for the kids in selected service to be ready for war.
toe (anonymous) says…
Obama wants to know where you live.
75x55 (anonymous) says…
"their original discharge papers"
Yah, right.
It is terribly important to keep it safe, along with any other significant military records you might still have - don't count on military having anything worthwhile. If they haven't lost it already, they most likely will sometime soon.
Pleiku (anonymous) says…
Hey Vet...welcome home.
scott3460 (anonymous) says…
In an age of severe local government funding problems, it is nice to see a public offical creating needless work.
NavyVet (anonymous) says…
Re: 'The military encourages veterans to record their discharge papers in the county where they live for safekeeping."
Never heard it encouraged by anyone in over 20 years of time. And I'm not sure what a "forced reenlistment" means, but 'they' know where to find you if need be.
NARA maintains mil records, and either you or your family can request a copy of your DD-214 at: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/mili...
c9lewis (anonymous) says…
I agree, I have _never_ been told to do this, by the military or by any other official. I would like to see the World company cite their source for this. I value my privacy, and I can take care of my own documents very well, thank you.
jkealing (Jonathan Kealing) says…
C9lewis--
Here's a sampling of county clerks that offer this service. Whether you need to or not is certainly up to you, but numerous counties offer this service:
http://www.google.com/search?q=County...
Jonathan Kealing
Online editor
smitty (anonymous) says…
The news worthiness of a county clerk's office offering a backup for the VA is?
We know veterans day is this next week. Try a little harder to honor them.
NavyVet (anonymous) says…
Jonathan Kealing -
C9lewis asked you to cite your military source that encourages veterans to register their DD-214 - not provide a sampling of counties that do it; which is, essentialy, irrelevant to the comment.
75x55 (anonymous) says…
"NARA maintains mil records, and either you or your family can request a copy of your DD-214 at: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/mili… "
Every vet should do this as an exercise - you'll be surprised how little they may have, or what they don't have.