What To Do With Found U.S. Military Items

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What To Do With Found U.S. Military Items

Found U.S. military items remain the property of the United States Government and the Department of Defense as official custodian.

Found military items should not be retained by the finder who is seeking, for whatever reason, to make personal contact with the GI who lost the item, or a member of the GI's family. By law found military items must be mailed immediately to:

Secretary of Defense
Room 3E880
The Pentagon
Washington DC 20301

The Dept of Defense has many resources at its disposal to return lost items.

The finder should include a letter (or the completed form, below) describing the place and circumstances in which the item was found, and contact information for DoD investigators, or the GI, or his/her family members:

Item Found
______________________________________________

Where Was The Item Found
______________________________________________

Date The Item Was Found
______________________________________________

Name Of Finder
______________________________________________

Finder's Address
______________________________________________

City
______________________________________________

State/Zip
______________________________________________

Phone
______________________________________________

Email
______________________________________________

Contact Person for this Notice:

Roger Simpson,
Public Information Office (15624224100.com (or ourphonenumber.com)
The American War Library ( amervets.com)

Mailing address:

The American War Library
817 East Via Carmelitos
Virginia Building 319
Long Beach CA 90805-7549
Phone: 1-562-422-4100

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