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Article: No Dog Tags for Atheists: Now, where's my foxhole? (Living without Religion).
- Article from:
- Free Inquiry
- Article date:
- December 22, 2001
- Author:
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During my traditional spring cleaning of desk drawers, I happened upon a souvenir of my service in the U.S. military that brought forth a flood of memories. It was a set of dog tags, but not ordinary dog tags. In fact, as far as I know, they are the only ones of their kind in existence.
In 1996, at the height of hostilities in Bosnia-Herzegovina, I received a six-month assignment with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. I was to serve as the Air Operations Officer at the UN's headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia. Having been given a list of required items to bring with me to Zagreb, I set about collecting them. One of the items was a set of dog tags. I could not ...
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April 21, 2006 ;
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... ... essential truth of teenagers? Check out their dog tags. Walk through the hallways or cafeterias ... appropriations of U.S. military apparel, the dog tags can be encrusted with diamonds, gold ... sigh, Myspace.com -- personalized dog tags are just another avenue for self-advertisement ...
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