I am forwarding this, just in case someone knows of a family who could use it. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "joan benner" <jmbenner@tznet.com> To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: [WIGEN-L] Vietnam Veterans Website > Can you please help to spread the word about this worthy project? > > Many thanks to Betty Smith who sent the following message and URL to me for > the Adams and Marquette Co WI mailing lists...these fellows are to be > commended for their efforts to re-unite these military dog tags with the > next of kin of deceased soldiers. > > > 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! > > > Joan > > Adams County Wisconsin rootsweb site coordinator at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiadams/adams.htm > > Marquette County Wisconsin rootsweb site coordinator at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarque/wimarque.htm > > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Waukesha County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaukes/indice.html > >