{"id":58806,"date":"2025-02-24T00:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=58806"},"modified":"2025-03-04T22:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T21:36:58","slug":"the-story-of-the-dog-tags-that-soldiers-wear-around-their-necks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/02\/24\/the-story-of-the-dog-tags-that-soldiers-wear-around-their-necks\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of the 'dog tags' that soldiers wear around their necks"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great historical challenges of all armies throughout history has been to treat their dead with dignity.<\/p>\n

The Spanish ancestor of the 'boonie hat', the wide-brimmed hat worn by soldiers<\/a><\/rel>
\nMitznefet, the history of the helmet cover used by Israeli Army soldiers<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

The need to identify the bodies of the deceased gave rise in the 19th century to an element that is very common today: soldiers' identification tags, used for the first time in the American Civil War<\/strong> (1861-1865). These tags were not only used to identify the dead, but also wounded who were unconscious<\/strong> (especially those who needed a blood transfusion) and soldiers who suffered from amnesia.<\/p>\n

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Replicas of the dog tags of OV-10 pilot and Medal of Honor recipient Captain Steven L. Bennett, U.S. Air Force, killed in action on June 29, 1972 in Vietnam (Photo: U.S. Air Force).<\/div>\n

These tags have varied in shape and materials over time<\/strong> and depending on the country. This Sunday, Tropa Guripa<\/a> (a YouTube channel I recommend you follow if you like military history) published an interesting video reviewing the history of these tags<\/strong> (the video is in Spanish, you can activate automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n