----- Original Message ----- From: "jean mccoy" <mccoy@gvtc.com> To: <SMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 5:31 PM Subject: [SMITH] check this out > This site may be of help to someone. > > 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 19 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! > > > > > > > ==== SMITH Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > >