Vietnam Vet Gets Dog Tag Back 48 Years Later

An ex-Marine from Connecticut is getting one of his dog tags back, nearly 50 years after losing it during the Vietnam War. Richard Tilghman Jr., of New Canaan, will receive the tag Thursday morning in New York City during a Fox News show. Charles Thompson, of Weybridge, England, found Tilghman's tag in October 2014 while vacationing in Vietnam. He says he bought it for about $3 from a man selling war artifacts, with the hope of finding its owner. Thompson says he determined the...

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