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From: "Mike Peterson" <>
Subject: Fw: Interesting site
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:31:40 -0700

Thought this post on one of my other listings might be of interest to you
all.
Sincerely,
Mike
Chickasaw

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> Re G L Beardsley
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> 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!
>

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