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Dog tags are worn by all American service members in the military today and have become the source of numerous myths and legends.
Photo by: Photo Illustration by Cpl. Brian Kester1 posted on
02/02/2006 3:41:50 PM PST by
SandRat
To: SandRat
2 posted on
02/02/2006 3:43:39 PM PST by
PRND21
To: SandRat
3 posted on
02/02/2006 3:43:42 PM PST by
apackof2
(You can stand me up at the gates of hell, I'll stand my ground and I won’t back down)
To: SandRat
Still have mine. They were issued to me in the late 60's. I keep them on a key chain.
4 posted on
02/02/2006 3:50:27 PM PST by
umgud
(uncompassionate conservative)
To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..
The ever present Dog Tags! More than a few GI children used them for Teething purposes sitting in their GI parents lap.
7 posted on
02/02/2006 3:56:11 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Hmm...mine had a blood type that wasn't mine and "DNR" in big capital letters...the Chief never did like me...
To: SandRat
10 posted on
02/02/2006 4:01:46 PM PST by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: SandRat
As a recruit I never wore Dog Tags in Boot Camp, I had not yet earned The Ttitle U.S. Marine.
11 posted on
02/02/2006 4:02:11 PM PST by
usmcobra
(In my world after being arrested Cindy is sent to Iraq to assist with finding the mass graves)
To: SandRat
My husband didn't wear his tags when he was on submarines, as it was a noise issue. Of course, every piece of uniform clothing has his name stenciled on it.
12 posted on
02/02/2006 4:10:55 PM PST by
Severa
(I can't take this stress anymore...quick, get me a marker to sniff....)
To: SandRat
Each morning, Marines slip shiny identification tags over their heads and tuck
Yeah did not most of them wear them all the time as in never taking them off
13 posted on
02/02/2006 4:12:14 PM PST by
al baby
(Father of the Beeber)
To: SandRat
Thanks for posting, dog tags can also be history
I have the round aluminum tag my Grandfather wore while severing with the Army in France, fighting the Huns
I have the tags my Father and Uncle wore in WWII and Korea - fighting the Germans (Uncle) and Japs (as my dad called them) - and later, in both served in the Korea conflict (a war, really) fighting Communists.
Sitting next the last pair I had made, just before I retired from the USAF
Sitting next to them a 'spare" I snagged from my son between stints in Iraq with the Marines.
Yup, these tags can hold a lot of history....
18 posted on
02/02/2006 10:41:34 PM PST by
ASOC
(The result of choosing between the lesser of two evils, in the end, leaves you with, well, evil.)
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