Show HN: New search engine and free-FOIA-by-fax-via-web for US veteran records

Post by stonogo » Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 5:21 PM UTC

ty6853 wrote: post #27

Towaway69 wrote: post #14

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As a person, not a Veteran, I totally agree. This data should not be public domain. Definitely only accessible to family members (if at all). Having obtained my father’s military records, I can definitely say that I’m glad these weren’t online, searchable. Via those records I learnt much concerning my father and I’m glad I obtained them. To get those records, I had to prove I was his son, that my father was indeed de…

The military uses the gun of the taxman to force us to pay for them. If they're going to put me in a tiny cage for not paying up while they're galavanting around the world drone striking brown people and us citizens the least I can get out of it is the records.

Post by greentxt » Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 5:27 PM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #50

greentxt wrote: post #47

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The VA who you sued does serve vets with whatever money they dont spend fighting you.

The VA is obligated to follow the law as it relates to open records. Broadly speaking, America actively chooses to treat vets poorly. Call your Congressional rep (who directly controls policy that controls funding) versus taking your feelings out on your fellow citizen working for little or no pay to encourage government accountability as it relates to their legal obligations.

Post by 0134340 » Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 5:34 PM UTC

redeux wrote: post #39

ty6853 wrote: post #27

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The military uses the gun of the taxman to force us to pay for them. If they're going to put me in a tiny cage for not paying up while they're galavanting around the world drone striking brown people and us citizens the least I can get out of it is the records.

This dump will give you the personal records of the rank and file. The “military” that you’re talking about is really congress and the president. It makes much more sense to go after the actions and communication of those folks than some grunts who gave their bodies shoveling shit for a chance at a future.

Post by _DeadFred_ » Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 6:36 PM UTC

redeux wrote: post #2

As a veteran, I am aghast that this exists. What an invasion of people’s lives. To me this is far worse than when I was notified that a foreign adversary had stolen my military records, because at least they’re not publishing it on the web for all to see. Veterans aren’t politicians, and they don’t deserve to have their lives put on display like this without their permission. Some vets signed up because they wanted t…

Post by redeux » Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 7:03 PM UTC

_DeadFred_ wrote: post #57

redeux wrote: post #2

As a veteran, I am aghast that this exists. What an invasion of people’s lives. To me this is far worse than when I was notified that a foreign adversary had stolen my military records, because at least they’re not publishing it on the web for all to see. Veterans aren’t politicians, and they don’t deserve to have their lives put on display like this without their permission. Some vets signed up because they wanted t…

If you give the government tools for hiding information, the government will abuse those tools. This is what freedom looks like. I have family members in this dataset, and they would be fine with it because they would pick freedom and this is what freedom has to look like.