Find Vietnam vet records

The National Archives announced Wednesday that it is joining with www.footnote.com to make historical records of tens of thousands of deceased Vietnam War veterans available electronically for the first time.

The Associated Press has more:

A Web re-creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall allows access to thousands of pages of casualty records and agency photos. People can search by name, hometown, birthdate, tour date, or dozens of other categories.

The interactive wall allows people to post photographs they may have of a deceased veteran and to make comments. The service is currently free for Vietnam War information; the company is deciding whether to charge fees for some of the 50,000 National Archives photos now digitized.