Defense Link The Department of Defense home page can link to sites from all the Military Service Departments.

 Gulf Link The Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses is providing a service to assist Gulf War veterans obtain copies of their inpatient records from hospitals deployed to the Persian Gulf.

 Department of Defense, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports A Department of Defense page which provides helpful statistical data, including military and civilian personnel strengths, military casualty information for all of America's wars, and data concerning Admirals and Generals.

 U.S. Army

 U.S. Air Force

 U.S. Navy

 U.S. Marine Corps

 National Guard (Army and Air Force)

 U.S. Coast Guard

Military Historical Organizations (Official Sites)

 Army Center of Military History Information on Army insignia and unit histories.

 Army Military History Institute Information on Army history and collections of personal papers.

 Air Force Historical Research Agency Information on combat operations and unit histories.

 Air Force History Support Office Office responsible for writing books, monographs, studies, and reports to preserve the history of the U.S. Air Force.

 Naval Historical Center Information on units, ships histories, and photographs of ships.

 Marine Corps (section of home page) Information on the history of the Marine Corps, traditions, equipment, etc.

 Coast Guard (section of home page) Insignia, unit information, and data on current Coast Guard ships and aircraft.

Service Branch Organizations

 U.S. Army - Association of the U.S. Army

 U.S. Air Force - Air Force Association

 U.S. Navy - Navy League

 U.S. Marine Corps - Marine Corps League

Veterans Affairs & Veterans Organizations

Department of Veterans Affairs Information on government-sponsored veterans benefits.

 Selective Service System Site allows users born on or after January 1, 1960, (records for those born earlier are not online) to look up their Selective Service numbers online, offers online registration for 18 year-olds, and provides interesting historical information about the draft.

 USO - World Headquarters Information on USO World Tours and other services worldwide.

 The American Legion Site maintained by one of the largest veterans organizations.

 Veterans of Foreign Wars Site maintained by one of the largest veterans organizations.

 Vietnam Veterans Organizations This site links to many others.

 Sailors Lost and Found A site dedicated to helping the men and women of the U.S. Navy (past and present) find their lost shipmates.

 Airmen Lost and Found A site dedicated to helping the men and women of the U.S. Air Force (past and present) find their fellow service members.

Museums, Memorials & History Sites

 National Air & Space Museum - Smithsonian Site includes photographs and descriptions of the galleries in the museum, including the Enola Gay exhibit.

 U.S. Air Force Museum - Wright-Patterson AFB Information on aircraft in the Air Force Collection, and other historical material.

 The U.S. Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center - Washington, D.C. Information on U.S. Navy ships, stations and, most importantly, former and current service members.

 Pearl Harbor Casualty List Comprehensive list of the names of civilian and military personnel killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

 Korean and Vietnam Conflicts Casualty Files Listings for each conflict, divided by state, containing selected descriptive data about U.S. military personnel who died as a result of combat duty in the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, including personnel declared dead while in a missing or captured status. The state lists are in two formats: alphabetically by last name; or, alphabetically by "home of record."

 Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, D.C.

 The Vietnam Memorial You can obtain lists of the names on the wall by letter of the alphabet.

 The Vietnam Memorial You can search the list of names on the memorial by name, date of death, province, home of record, etc.

 The Women In Military Service For America Memorial Information concerning the recently opened memorial honoring women of all military services.

 Vietnam Era Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Database Site maintained by the Library of Congress.

 Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Person Office (DPMO) Site maintained by the Department of Defense.

 Task Force Russia Database Site maintained by the Library of Congress containing information about Americans detained in Russia.

 Distinguished Service Cross Review Project Site concerning the review, by the U.S. Army, of those Distinguished Service Crosses awarded to Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders for service during World War II, with the possibility of upgrading them to the Medal of Honor. If you have any information concerning this issue, the project team would like to hear from you.

Alumni Organizations

 Veterans Associations Database (maintained on the Army Home Page) which is searchable by unit name or designation; includes Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps also. At this page select "Alumni Index," under "Finding Information."

 Veterans Associations List maintained by arm of service (infantry, artillery, cavalry, etc.), includes Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps.

Government Agency Web Locator

 Federal Web Locator

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