Trying To Help Husband Get Silver Star He Was Put In For But Never Received

[keepugessn]

Hi everyone, I am trying to help my husband acquire the silver star that Captain Frank Brinson (kia 1/5/1970 in Cantho, VN) who died in my husbands, put in for my husband. There are several written accounts of a herioc act that my husband did to back this up however I do not know who to contact and Cpt. Brinson is gone. Any help here would be great as I believe this would help him greatly as he still suffers from this tramatic event and since Brinson was so close to him and he was the one who put my husband up for it, it would mean the world to him.

Thanks so much,

Donna Stephens for

Lance (Buckwheat) Stephens

8/69-6/1970 Cantho, VN

Copperhead squad, 162nd AHC

[wjack12412]

Hi everyone, I am trying to help my husband acquire the silver star that Captain Frank Brinson (kia 1/5/1970 in Cantho, VN) who died in my husbands, put in for my husband. There are several written accounts of a herioc act that my husband did to back this up however I do not know who to contact and Cpt. Brinson is gone. Any help here would be great as I believe this would help him greatly as he still suffers from this tramatic event and since Brinson was so close to him and he was the one who put my husband up for it, it would mean the world to him.

Thanks so much,

Donna Stephens for

Lance (Buckwheat) Stephens

8/69-6/1970 Cantho, VN

Copperhead squad, 162nd AHC

If his award was approved then it would have been archived and able to be retrieved. Good Luck, as I have only met one other person that was presented with such a prestigious award.

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Service Branch

Where to write for medals

Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal

ArmyNational Personnel Records Center

Medals Section (NRPMA-M)

9700 Page Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Commander

PERSCOM

Attn: TAPC-PDO-PA

200 Stovall Street

Alexandria, VA 22332-0471

[Berta]

I suggest filing a DD 149 because maybe he was officially awarded this yet it never got onto his DD 214-

Here is the form- You can attach copies of anything else that might help them determine this award.

My daughter- a veteran- helped a veteran in translating something he had from Vietnam and he ended up getting the Distinquiched FLying Cross and some other vets in his unit got awards too that they never knew they had.

Just put Not Applicable to the "injustice " part and tell them you are trying to prove receipt of the Silver Star.

dd0149.pdf