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To: Thehammer who wrote (445030)2/18/2025 4:52:02 PM
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I've asked for NARA records before. They told me the records had been in a warehouse that had burned.

I used to cycle by the mines in Valmeyer. I think the mines are in a flood zone



To: Thehammer who wrote (445030)2/18/2025 10:13:04 PM
From: didjuneau  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 458459
 
I bet you cycled by this place too.

National Personnel Records Center fire

1973 fire at St. Louis, MO archives facility storing veterans records

The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973, also known as the 1973 National Archives fire, was a fire that occurred at the Military Personnel Records Center in the St. Louis suburb of Overland, Missouri, from July 12–16, 1973. The fire destroyed some 16 million to 18 million official U.S. military personnel records. The MPRC, the custodian of U.S.



To: Thehammer who wrote (445030)2/18/2025 10:30:04 PM
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NARA found the records and Libs of Tik Tok found the address.
Wow. Such an efficient government! No need for Elon. He's a



To: Thehammer who wrote (445030)2/18/2025 11:12:03 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 458459
 
I used to cycle by the mines in Valmeyer. I think the mines are in a flood zone
Doubtful they would flood those mines are owned by Iron Mountain, a record storage company listed on NYSE as IRM. When I worked for Intel we sent our backup tapes off to their storage facilities to preserve CPU designs for possible future litigation. Flooding potential would be a very bad business model if true.


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