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The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] wiki article for information on records and their availability. | The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] wiki article for information on records and their availability. | ||
=== Militia (National Guard) (1832–1962) = | === Militia (National Guard) (1832–1962) === | ||
Militia records are valuable for finding military personnel who may have served during peacetime. The New York State Library has the ''Annual Report of the Adjutant General''. 192 Volumes. (Albany, New York: State printers, 1832–1962; 1868, 1886, and 1889 in Family History Library book {{FHL|1264909|title-id|disp=974.7 M2n}}; 1865 on film {{FHL|1264909|title-id|disp=1000223}} item 3). The reports give the names of commissioned officers serving in the militia (later the National Guard). The reports do not list officers and men in the regular U.S. Army and Navy. They give name and rank. The lists of commissioned officers do not give residences. The published reports are not indexed. | Militia records are valuable for finding military personnel who may have served during peacetime. The New York State Library has the ''Annual Report of the Adjutant General''. 192 Volumes. (Albany, New York: State printers, 1832–1962; 1868, 1886, and 1889 in Family History Library book {{FHL|1264909|title-id|disp=974.7 M2n}}; 1865 on film {{FHL|1264909|title-id|disp=1000223}} item 3). The reports give the names of commissioned officers serving in the militia (later the National Guard). The reports do not list officers and men in the regular U.S. Army and Navy. They give name and rank. The lists of commissioned officers do not give residences. The published reports are not indexed. | ||
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