Memorial Day

[Reggie]

A SHORT HISTORY OF IDENTIFICATION TAGS:

The first official advocacy of issuing identification tags took place in 1899. Chaplain Charles C. Pierce, who was tasked to establish the Quartermaster Office of Identification in the Philippines, recommended inclusion of an "identity disc" in the combat field kits as the answer to the need for standard identification. The Army Regulations of 1913 made identification tags mandatory, and by 1917, all combat soldiers wore aluminum discs on chains around their necks. By World War II, the circular disc was replace by the oblong shape familiar to us today, generally referred to as "dog tags"

Thank a Veteran everyday.
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet, Who has given us free speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, Who has given us freedom to assemble
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, Who has given us the right to a fair trail.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote.

May you and your family have a wonderful holiday week-end and be safe.

From our house to yours, take care

R and K

[Vortex]

A SHORT HISTORY OF IDENTIFICATION TAGS:

The first official advocacy of issuing identification tags took place in 1899. Chaplain Charles C. Pierce, who was tasked to establish the Quartermaster Office of Identification in the Philippines, recommended inclusion of an "identity disc" in the combat field kits as the answer to the need for standard identification. The Army Regulations of 1913 made identification tags mandatory, and by 1917, all combat soldiers wore aluminum discs on chains around their necks. By World War II, the circular disc was replace by the oblong shape familiar to us today, generally referred to as "dog tags"

Thank a Veteran everyday.
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet, Who has given us free speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, Who has given us freedom to assemble
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, Who has given us the right to a fair trail.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote.

May you and your family have a wonderful holiday week-end and be safe.

From our house to yours, take care

R and K

I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday weekend.

Thank you for this forum and for your contributions and sacrifices for this nation and my freedoms. :hugtight:

[MisterE]

Speaking of Memorial Day, it is kinda funny how the fallen soldiers are celebrated. Why celebrate the losers and not the winners- the ones who actually survived?