Army dog tags for Valentine’s Day
The safety of our families is our highest and most important duty in the world. In times of uncertainty we rely on those who selflessly put their lives on their line for our liberty at their own risk. Our way of life depends on those who serve their country. This post is dedicated to those who would sacrifice their lives for our own. This dedication and commitment to their country and fellow man we symbolize with dog tags.
Military dog tags or identification tags, as they are nowadays called to avoid derogatory connotations, have been in use by the military since the First World War. Army dog tags are issued to soldiers as a set of two as a means of identification, in the event of a soldier falling in battle. One of the dog tags remains with the body, whereas the other is collected for record purposes and to give to the family of the deceased.
The purpose of army dog tags are to record pertinent information of a soldier, such as identity, religion and critical medical details. Military dog tags, however, have made their way into fashion in recent years. The image created by wearing dog tags casually, is aligned with its military use by association, nostalgia or even in solidarity with serviceman.
