KINCH DAVID M – U.S. ARMY DOG TAG

I found this dog tag in Vietnam, in an area that once had a strong American military presence.

The Vietnam War lasted from the mid 1950s to 1975, with the United States heavily involved mainly between 1965 and 1973. At its peak, hundreds of thousands of American soldiers were stationed in Vietnam.

This tag carries the name Kinch David M.

U.S. Army. Blood type A. No religious preference.

Details like this were part of standard identification. Blood type was important in case of injury. Religious preference helped determine how a soldier would be handled in critical situations.

Dog tags were worn at all times, usually as a pair. One stayed with the body, the other was used for records.

Finding a single tag like this raises questions about how it was lost and what happened around it.

This is an original piece. It is not a replica.

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