The Greene County Recorder is making all area veterans aware of a scam.

County Recorder Deb McDonald says a third-party company has been charging veterans to record their military records. McDonald points out that any veteran that records or requests their military records is always done free of charge. 

She says military records are kept confidential except if the records are of the requesting veteran, an immediate family member or an agent or representative of the veteran that is authorized in writing. A person requesting a record that resulted in the record being made occurred more than 62 years ago, a licensed funeral director who has the body of the deceased veteran, a court order, or by a department or agency of the federal or state government or political subdivision. 

Contact the Greene County Recorder’s Office at 515-386-5670 for more information or with any questions.