Dog Tags Found In Viet Nam
On a recent "Today Show" there was a story about two men who went to
Hanoi on a business trip. The men encountered a guy selling old GI dog
tags from US servicemen who were killed during the Viet Nam War. They
were disgusted by the thought of this man profiting from the sale of
these tags. Upon returning to the U.S., they decided to go back to
Viet Nam and purchase ALL the dog tags. They did so, paying 14 cents per
tag! They brought home several hundred tags. The plan is to return
the tags to surviving family members, when they can find them. The
process has already begun with one set being turned over to a grieving Mom on
July 4th, (coincidentally, it was on her birthday)!
These two men have set up a website, http://www.founddogtags.com
listing the names of all those whose tags they purchased.
If you lost friends, family, or know of someone who lost a loved one
in Viet Nam, I suggest you check out this website. If you recognize a
name, there's an e-mail address to contact these two men and to help in
their efforts to return the dogtag to it's rightful survivor. I'm sure
a family member would be eternally grateful to have such an important
item returned. Please help by checking this website. And please send
the website address to everyone you know. The more people who see the
lists, the greater the chance of returning ALL the tags to those who
lost loved ones in Viet Nam!
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sun Sep 02 2001 - 11:15:39 PDT