They will provide the medals for free, however, can be a long process and you may have to wait several weeks or more to receive the medals, once you send them the application.
However, if you KNOW which medals your loved one should have, you can also buy replacements for a small sum of money. Here's one of the sites that provides such services:
I am sure you have all heard of this young man. To be honest I am not sure if this is an old request or a new one. The last I heard a couple months ago they still didnt know what happened to their son so here ya go
My name is Keith Maupin. I am the father of Spc Keith Mattew "Matt" Maupin. Matt was captured in Iraq when his convoy was attacked 9 April 2004. Matt is still being held captive and has been the only soldier being held this long since the Vietnam war. We would ask you to not only help spread the word about Matt and don't let anyone forget him or forget anyone keeping our freedom We have sent over 1600 boxes to Soldier and Marines all over the middle east. We have sent boxes to Africa to soldiers guarding the pipe line there. We (you and I) owe all military personnel our support. You and I would not have the freedom we have today if not for the ones that have served. All gave some and some gave all. We have to let them know that we support them 110 %.
I am sure that the military is doing most of what they can do to find Matt. Matt's unit will be coming home the end of this February. It is going to be a joyful and sad time for us. I am happy that his fellow soldiers are coming home but at the same time we are sad that Matt may not be with them. We will support them because they have done their duty as soldiers and completed their mission and deserve the right to come home. I have come to learn that one of their warriors etho is, "We will not leave a fallen commrade behind." This does not mean that the unit the soldier is assigned to is leaving him behind. It means that our government as a whole will not leave a fallen commrade behind. I for one will not let them forget. There are people looking for Matt all the time. I believe this.
Someone wrote to me today trying to find out any information on the 1508th Engineer WS Company. WS stands for Water Service.
Unfortunately I wasn't really able to help him, but told him I would post the info here for all to see. I also recommended that he contact the Army Corps of Engineers Office of History.
Hello all. Marion thank you so much for the nice email welcoming me aboard. That was very sweet. I hope to add something to your wonderful home here. You are doing such a great job of paying tribute to your Dad and the other veterans. Bless you for that! Now I need to see whats what here so I will be looking around and hopefully find something worthy to add.. Nice seeing other s here also. Cindy
