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Personal data for 35,000 vets stolen<br>
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes<br>
Mideast edition, Sunday, August 26, 2007<br>
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WASHINGTON — Personal records including addresses and Social Security
numbers of more than 35,000 veterans and their families were stolen
this month from the offices of a POW support organization in Texas,
officials announced Friday.<br>
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Leadership of the American Ex-Prisoners of War said they are working
with local, state and federal authorities to track down the burglars,
but they are asking all their members to watch for signs of illegal
activity.<br>
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“We’ll be notifying all of them of the crime in our upcoming mailings,”
said Clydie Morgan, national adjutant for the group. “We need them to
keep an eye on their credit accounts and personal records.”<br>
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The break-in occurred at the group’s Arlington office on either Aug. 11
or 12. Police records show thieves took a number of computer hard
drives, mail, checks and other paper files.<br>
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Morgan said those digital and paper records included information on the
group’s entire membership, including addresses, dates of birth, Social
Security numbers and VA claims data. Department of Veterans Affairs
officials also are involved in the investigation.<br>
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The American Ex-Prisoners of War organization, founded in 1942, is open
to all former military prisoners of war, all former civilian internees
and the families of those individuals.</font>
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