Xref: utzoo misc.headlines:24839 trial.talk.politics.peace:84 talk.politics.mideast:36301 alt.desert-storm:11791 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!world!bzs From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) Newsgroups: misc.headlines,trial.talk.politics.peace,talk.politics.mideast,alt.desert-storm,alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Missing in Action Message-ID: Date: 15 Mar 91 21:50:15 GMT References: <9103132214.879@mydog.UUCP> <1991Mar15.005327.10230@berlioz.nsc.com> Sender: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) Organization: The World Lines: 20 In-Reply-To: alan@berlioz.nsc.com's message of 15 Mar 91 00:53:27 GMT >>other details of these graves to the Iraqis. I don't know if the >>Iraqis use "dog-tags" and whether these are being collected and >>provided (I suppose it might be better to leave them with the body, >>there must be some custom for this.) >> > >The practice in the US military is to issue 2 dog tags; in the event >they need to be collected, one is collected and one remains with the >body. I would imagine that this would be common practice in the armies >of the world, but who knows? (rhetorically speaking, of course) A common practice in VietNam (by Americans, on Americans) was to take a dog-tag, position it between the front teeth, and kick the jaw closed, "so it wouldn't get lost". -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs@world.std.com | uunet!world!bzs Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD