Vietnam Veterans Dog Tags

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Dog Tag Recovery

If any name listed in the TOP Vietnam Veterans Dog Tag list (Adobe PDF file) might be someone you know, please contact us with information necessary to verify and match the person you know with the information on the dog tag in our charge. TOP's Personal Effects return policy takes precautions to ensure we return dog tags and personal effects to the right recipient.

There are up to thirteen pieces of information on most of the dog tags. In addition to the soldier’s name, the information can include military ID#, social security number, blood type, religion, gas mask size, and branch of service.

Once we receive key identifying information from the veteran, or family, that matches the information on the dog tag TOP has, we make arrangements to return the item. The military ID# and/or social security number are most helpful, since these two items are unique to one person and unavailable to the public.

TOP realizes some may feel uncomfortable revealing personal information, such as a Social Security number. We assure you that we only use the information received to verify whether or not it is a match, and for no other purposes. We value your privacy. Should you feel uncomfortable e-mailing personal information, we invite you to call us and arrange for an appointment to personally speak with the TOP representative responsible for matching personal effects with recipients. If you prefer not to use e-mail, we invite you to contact us via telephone. Please call (520) 326-0901 to make a telephone appointment to discuss your personal information.

We require veterans and families provide this proof to claim because: 1) Many soldiers had/have the same name; and, 2) there are those on the Internet who may falsely attempt to claim and receive one of our personal effects.

Therefore, for a tag to go to the right veteran or family, TOP Vietnam Veteran's must first receive matching information from the person making an inquiry, or claiming the tag. The matching information is the "claim check." You can find some of this information, i.e., Military Identification Number on the soldier's/veteran's DD214 form, provided to every veteran.

Some dog tags have been severely damaged, or rusted over time, and information can be difficult to read. Therefore, some data, or names may be incomplete, and sometimes incorrect because of our having to make a best guess as to what is on the tag. When information is undecipherable, we put question marks, "?", on our list and database.

We are hopeful for a match–we like nothing more than to return a tag home to the veteran or family it belongs to.

TOP'S DOG TAG LIST

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(PDF File)

TOP (Tours Of Peace) Vietnam Veterans
8000 S. Kolb Road
Suite 43
Tucson, Arizona 85756-9275

Phone: 520-326-0901
Fax: 520-844-8485