Lloyd Austin and Bufford Blount Silver Star
| Tracking # |
r FA-21-2491 FA-22-0007 |
| Submitted | Sept. 20, 2021 |
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From: Paul Szoldra
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the Recommendation For Award (DA FORM 638) and any attachments/enclosures for Silver Star that was approved for the following soldiers: BG Lloyd J. Austin III and MG Bufford C. Blount III. Both soldiers were awarded the Silver Star for their actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom while assigned to the 3d Infantry Division.
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,
Paul Szoldra, Task & Purpose
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 20, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.s. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Ky 40122
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Please see the attached pertaining to your FOIA request.
Very Respectfully,
Francisco F. Muñiz
Government Information Specialist
Freedom of Information and Privacy Office
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Fort Knox, Kentucky
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
From: U.s. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Ky 40122
Good Morning Mr. Szoldra:
This email is to inform you that we have received your FOIA request for "a
copy of the Recommendation For Award (DA FORM 638) and any
attachments/enclosures for Silver Star that was approved for the following
soldiers: BG Lloyd J. Austin III and MG Bufford C. Blount III. Both soldiers
were awarded the Silver Star for their actions during Operation Iraqi
Freedom while assigned to the 3d Infantry Division". Our office processes
FOIA requests in the order that we receive them. Your request is number 22
in our queue. The FOIA case tracking number is FA-22-0007.
COL Nacy Alouise is the Initial Denial Authority for these types of
investigations, he will review any responsive documents and determine if any
information can be released to you in accordance with the FOIA, and send you
a formal response.
Due to privacy concerns, information that would readily identify lower-level
Army employees or cause them personal embarrassment will not be released to
you. This means that names, email addresses, and other identifying
information concerning third parties will not be released.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Ms.
Tracie Cadette at Tracie.R.Cadette.civ@army.mil.
V/r
Kim Wills
Paralegal Specialist
OTJAG/Pentagon
<mailto:kim.r.wills.civ@army.mil> kim.r.wills.civ@army.mil
From: U.s. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Ky 40122
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Mr. Szoldra,
Please see the attached pertaining to your FOIA request.
Very Respectfully,
Francisco F. Muñiz
Government Information Specialist
Freedom of Information and Privacy Office
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Fort Knox, Kentucky
From: U.s. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Ky 40122
Good Morning,
Attached is OTJAG's response to your FOIA request.
V/r
Kim Wills
Paralegal Specialist
OTJAG/Pentagon
<mailto:kim.r.wills.civ@army.mil> kim.r.wills.civ@army.mil
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