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Nationwide Death Index - Social Security Administration
Description: Search this RootsWeb sponsored Social Security Death Index by name, social security number, state SSN issued, or use advanced search features to search by last residence, last benefit, date of death, birth date, and more.
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Nationwide Vital Records Resources - Vitalrec | pay site
Description: Browse this vitalrec.com site for information on how to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce information in the United States. Vitalrec requires a monthly subscription fee of $2.95 to access records.
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Description: Use this "Family Search" service provided by the Latter Day Saint Church to search for births, deaths, and marriages, and family history information.
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Description: Casualties in Afghanistan. Browse fatalities, by nationality, by year or month.
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Description: Search for Afghanistan War Coalition casualties by nationality.
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Description: Provided by: leyden.com. Browse by state and name for Operation Desert Storm military personnel killed in action.
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Genealogy - International Vital Records
Description: Search this Ancestry.com database for international vital records by name, year, and record type to view records including birth, death, marriage, military, probate, bailiff, etc.
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Description: Browse this Iraq War Casualty database by date or search by name, branch, unit age, rank date, and/or cause.
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Description: View this CNN.com listing of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with links to biographies. Site includes a variety of information related to the tragedy.
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Veterans Affairs Gravesite Locator
Description: Search for American Veteran gravesites by cemetery, name, date of birth or date of death.
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Description: Search the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall page for Vietnam War casualties by name, home of record, home state/country, branch, age, service or social security number, rank, birthday, and/or casualty date.
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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots and Crew KIA
Description: Search by date and Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Panel Number for Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA) Killed in Action (KIA).
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Vietnam Marine Helicopter Pilots, Crew & Passengers KIA
Description: Browse by name for U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Pilots, Crewmembers, and Passengers killed in action in Vietnam.
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Description: Use this American Battle Monuments Commission service to search by name or browse by state and cemetery for American casualties of World War I. Includes only the names of those buried in ABMC cemeteries or listed on the Walls of the Missing.
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Description: Use this American Battle Monuments Commission service to search by name or browse by unit or state and cemetery for American casualties of World War II. Includes only the names of those buried in ABMC cemeteries or listed on the Walls of the Missing.
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