Whenever there shall be presented to the register of deeds of any county in this state the discharge or other official records of military service of any person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States at any time, said register of deeds shall record the same in a record book which shall be provided for such purpose and no fee shall be charged for such recordation. Upon request, of the person to whom such discharge was issued, his agent or relative, the register of deeds shall prepare and furnish certified copies of any such discharge or records of military service and no fee shall be charged for the first five copies therefor.