April 2011 - Present deceased letters (Marines)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All deceased letters sent out between 4/1/11 and the date this request is processed.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jason Smathers

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Thank you for the update. The correct address is:

[Redacted]

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

I have received similar records in the past and although many such letters are a template, others were customized. I would like to see each letter including the name of the deceased. However, I am not interested in the information of the recipient of the letter.

Thank you.

I appeal. The privacy exemption of FOIA does not apply to the deceased. These letters are about the deceased and have been released in the past. On these grounds and all other grounds deemed appropriate by the appeals authority, I appeal.

I appeal. The privacy exemption of FOIA does not apply to the deceased. These letters are about the deceased and have been released in the past. On these grounds and all other grounds deemed appropriate by the appeals authority, I appeal.

I appeal. The privacy exemption of FOIA does not apply to the deceased. These letters are about the deceased and have been released in the past. On these grounds and all other grounds deemed appropriate by the appeals authority, I appeal.

I believe this request is timely because I received the final determination letter on September 11, 2013. My first attempt to appeal did not make note of this because I believed the letter to be recent, since I sent my appeal the same day I received the rejection letter. I do not know why the rejection letter dated in April was not received, however, I did not receive it until 9/11/13.