Created as IDs, dog tags became a crucial link between military families and fallen troops
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FILE- Diane Christie holds a recovered dog tag belonging to her uncle, World War II U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, Friday, May 23, 2025, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)FILE - A U.S. soldier of the 82 Airborne Division holds the dog tag of Cpt. Davis Boris during a memorial ceremony at the forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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FILE- Diane Christie holds a recovered dog tag belonging to her uncle, World War II U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, Friday, May 23, 2025, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)