Long-sealed military files will be opened

STLtoday Reports Archivists are about to unseal a mother lode of military history along Page Avenue in Overland, Missouri.

A ceremony Saturday at the National Personnel Records Center will mark the opening of military files that until now have been off-limits to most Americans.
In their drawn-out negotiations, the Pentagon and the National Archives decided to keep the records sealed until 62 years past the date an individual left active service.

That puts most World War II records out of reach for several more years.