by the National Archives and Records Administration

“ The agency created this series as the official repository for records on U.S. military casualties in the Southeast Asian combat areas during the Vietnam Conflict and used the database as the source for official information about U.S. military personnel casualties related to the Vietnam Conflict and for disseminating statistical data concerning them. ”

“ Why are there pound signs in the Returned Alive file?
Following FOIA exemption (b) (6) for personal information, NARA staff masked values in the "Social Security Or Service Number" and the "Religion" fields with ######### and ##. ”