We are honored to have our "Basic Concepts of Probate Genealogy Due Diligence" article published in the special print edition of NALI's @LEGAL_NALI member magazine The Legal Investigator (TLI). Thanks for including us and your usual great work putting the magazine together. Read it, and other great articles, here - bluetoad.com/publication/?i=…

I get asked a lot about getting copies of military records, and getting copies of DD214 discharge documents. DD214s These are the records of discharge, and there may be more than one - for each re-enlistment there is first a discharge. These are often recorded with the county clerk & recorder - and are not public record; and they will not release copies. Instead, the fastest - and free resource - is the Veterans Service Office (VSO) for each county - the C&R can get you this information. You can find the recording listed in a search - it is not viewable, and having this may help speed up the VSO getting a copy. The veteran, or person authorized can get copies - including certified (usually a POA if living; or estate executor / representative, or next-of-kin if deceased); certified is usually needed for benefits, and the full series is needed. Military Records We have an article on this at - deathcasereview.com/afi-llc-… The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis MO holds these. These are no charge, and also may have restrictions for release - and can be very slow. There are a couple reasonable fee-based services which can process these faster, as they go in-person. Aardvark Research Group - aardvarkresearchgroup.com Angels Research - angelsresearch.com Thank You to all who served!