Dog Tag History: How the Tradition & Nickname Started

September 13, 2020

From the Department of Defense website

We all know what dog tags are — those little oval disks on a chain that service members wear to identify themselves in combat. But have you ever wondered how and when that tradition started, and why they’re called dog tags?

We did some research to find the answers.

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