SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Joining the thousands of people at the Miramar Air Show were vendors selling military themed items, and some of the items on display are more historic than others. "It's a dog tag ...

During the Civil War, the inability of the military to identify battlefield casualties created the need for a soldier identification method: Enter the dog tag. According to the U.S. Army Quartermaster ...

In the days long before military dog tags were even a thought, U.S. Army officers at the attack on Confederate fortifications at Cold Harbor, Virginia, noticed troops sewing their names into their ...