I thought the below message from another list might be of interest to someone here. Jerry W. Murphy jwm_genealogy@hotmail.com Jerry's Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/jerrywmurphy/ Listowner: ALFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com Listowner: TNHARDIN-L@rootsweb.com Listowner: TNWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com Listowner: COCHRAN-L@rootsweb.com Listowner: HAFLEY-L@rootsweb.com Listowner: PATTERSON-L@rootsweb.com Listowner: SOWERBY-L@rootsweb.com Wayne County, Tennessee Web Page: http://www.netease.net/wayne Wayne County Computer Club: http://www.netease.net/waccc > ----- 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!