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Lost to History

When War Records Go Missing

Military leaders botched the job of recordkeeping in two of our most-protracted wars, robbing historians of firsthand accounts of the fighting and making it harder for veterans to prove combat injuries or heroics, a ProPublica-SeattleTimes investigation found.

8 stories published since 2012

Army Says War Records Gap Is Real, Launches Recovery Effort

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Congressmen to Hagel: Where Are the Missing War Records?

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Veterans' Advocate to Congress: Reconstruct Missing War Records

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U.S. House Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Missing War Records

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Ask Peter Sleeth Anything about Missing Iraq, Afghanistan Field Records (Reddit Chat)

by Amanda Zamora,

A Son Lost in Iraq, but Where Is the Casualty Report?

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How This Story Came About

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Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

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