FOIA Jon M Hale Army OMPF soldier award citations / DA Form 2166

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

The Army Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) for Jon Michael Hale including form DD-214, all Enlisted Evaluation Reports (EER), all NCO evaluation reports DA FORM 2166-8 / DA Form 2166-9-2 / DA Form 2166-9-1 / DA FORM 2166-9-3 , Record of unit assignments form, dates of promotion, administrative remarks, all training courses/military education received, full military awards and citations.

Jon Michael Hale served in the United States Army as a enlisted soldier between approximately 1979 to November 2002. Born January 1961. Date deceased Jan. 24, 2016.
obituary news of death has been publicly reported https://www.examiner.org/obituaries/60833-jon-michael-hale
Request release of full Evaluation Reports DA FORM 2166 and all award citations for the deceased Army servicemember.
Mr Hale served during Operation JUST CAUSE, operation Desert Storm and claimed numerous awards, badges and decorations including combat infantryman badge, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Medal , Overseas bars, Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Valorous unit award and etc. Retired as Sergeant Major E-9.
Please redact any sensitive information protected in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974.

PLEASE NOTE: I represent the general public and am not next of kin of this servicemember, and thus do not know the military service number. Please process my request for this service member's OMPF and other records under the Freedom of Information Act’s relevant provisions.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, 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,

Eric Bradley

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request concerning the Army Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) for Jon Michael Hale.
Born January 18, 1961. Date deceased January 24, 2016. Served in the United States Army as a enlisted soldier between approximately October 1979 to November 2002. final rank Sergeant Major
obituary news of death has been publicly reported https://www.examiner.org/obituaries/60833-jon-michael-hale
https://www.peakofohio.com/obits/details.cfm?id=24424#.XDv-9WlujIU
https://www.examiner.org/obituaries/60833-jon-michael-hale
Specifically request a copy of all military award citations including Bronze star medal and legion of merit, form DD-214, final active duty photo.

FOIA request originally submitted on Dec 17, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thank you and let me know if further clarification is needed.