NEW-REGISTRATION INFORMATION Formal registration for publishing in the hard cover book was complete June 2, 2006.  Registrations are still being accepted for the soft cover supplement which will be available at the Dedication. Vietnam/ERA (see rules) veterans MUST register to receive complementary concert tickets. With regards to your registration for your free complimentary tickets: Complimentary tickets will not be mailed - all Vietnam/ERA veterans who have registered and reserved their complimentary tickets may pick them up at the Vietnam Dedication Welcome Center on 9/15 or 9/16. At this time, free veterans ticket supplies have been exhausted. **Notice - Veteran Registrations received after midnight on Sept. 4 will not be included in the Chamber of Commerce's book of remembrance**

Dear South Dakota Vietnam and Vietnam-Era Veteran and Family:

Your registration for the Vietnam War Memorial Dedication is extremely important for the success of this project. 

By completing this form, not only are you reserving an invitation to the event for yourself, but you are helping us complete our records. THIS WILL BE THE OFFICIAL RECORD of those South Dakotans who served during the Vietnam Era.

By completing this form, your information will be forwarded to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.

Please, take a moment to register below. Thank you for your assistance with this project.
 

Sincerely,

The Vietnam War Memorial Dedication Committee

A South Dakota Vietnam Veteran is:

• Any South Dakotan who served more than 6 months of active duty military service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975. This need NOT have been service directly in Vietnam.

• Any person who was born or raised in South Dakota or was drafted or enlisted in South Dakota.

• Any person who was born or raised in South Dakota, but was drafted or enlisted in another state.

• Any person from another state who is now a permanent South Dakota resident and was drafted or enlisted in another state.

• Service on active duty by any reserve or national guard personnel for training may not be construed as service on active duty, unless the veterans' commission determines, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, that such training involved the person in direct participation in or direct support of combat operations against a hostile force. (SDCL 33-17-2)
 

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Please add your registration in normal sentence case.
Please DO NOT use all caps or all lower case letters.

Mr/Mrs//Rev/Etc.
Last Name ,	First Name	MI .
Junior/Senior Etc. Jr Sr III IV esq	Nickname	Vet's Maiden Name (If applicable)
City/State Entered Service AE AL AK AL AS AZ CA CO CT DE DC FM FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MH MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND MP OH OK OR PW PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VI VA WA WV WI WY OTHER	Date Entered Service   January February March April May June July August September October November December / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 / 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
	Date Discharged   January February March April May June July August September October November December / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 / 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Branch of Service Unknown Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Merchant Marine Air America	Highest Rank Attained Unknown Donut Dolly 1st (or Master) Sergent 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Admiral Airman Airman Basic Airman First Class Brigadier General Captain Chief Master Sgt. (or 1st Sgt E-9) Chief Master Sgt. Of the Airforce Chief Petty Officer Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Colonel Command Chief Master Sergeant E-9 Command Enlisted Advisor Command Sergeant Major Commander Corporal Corporal (Specialist 4) Ensign First Sergeant E-8 Fleet Admiral General General of the Army Gunnery Sergeant Lance Corporal Lieutenant Lt. Colonel Lt. Commander Lt. General Lt. Junior Grade Major Major General Master Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Master Sergeant (First Sergeant) Master Sergeant (or 1st Sgt E-7) Master Sergeant E-8 Master Specialist Petty Officer 1st Class Petty Officer 2nd Class Petty Officer 3rd Class Private Private E-1 Private E-2 Private First Class E-3 Rear Admiral - Lower Half Rear Admiral - Upper Half Seaman Seaman Apprentice Seaman Recruit Senior Chief Petty Officer Senior Master Sergeant E-8 Sergeant Sergeant First Class (Technical) Sergeant First Class (Specialist) Sergeant First Class E-7 or Platoon Sergeant Sergeant Major E-9 Specialist (SPC) E-4 Specialist E-5 Specialist Seven E-7 Specialist Eight E-8 Specialist Nine E-9 Staff Sergeant Other
Unit
Where Served?
Medals/Awards?
POW?	Months Held?	POW Where?
Deceased?	Date?	KIA?  MIA?
Current Address
City	State AE AL AK AL AS AZ CA CO CT DE DC FM FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MH MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND MP OH OK OR PW PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VI VA WA WV WI WY OTHER	Zip Code
(Voluntary)*	Home Phone Number*	Cell Phone Number*
E-mail Address*

* If provided, this information may be made available in order to assist other veterans who may be trying to make contact with fellow veterans.
Spouse's First Name	Spouse's Last Name (If Different)	Number of Children
Submitted by:	Relationship to Veteran (or self)	Phone # (For verification)
Attending Dedication?  Check if Yes	Number attending dedication (estimated)
Do you want your registration to appear in a supplement to the book?        Please Choose Yes No
Do you have a story? If so, please feel free to type that story below. Please limit your thoughts to 300 words.  The State of South Dakota reserves the right to edit stories for content and length. By submitting your story, you are granting the State of South Dakota and the Vietnam War Memorial Dedication Committee permission to use and reproduce your story.

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