How the Vietnam War’s ‘Unknown Soldier’ was identified and reinterred
It should not have been a case of mistaken identity. When Michael Blassie’s remains were first found by South Vietnamese soldiers, they found his ID card, wallet, dogs tags and…
This is how dog tags got their name
Troops carry with them the reminder of their death on the battlefield. Nearly every military since has a variation of identification tags, but it’s American troops who truly intertwine them within their culture.
To the American war fight…