Six officers met Wood County Assessor John Kelly and Deputy Assessor Connie McAtee in front of the police memorial Tuesday to receive their dog tags. (Photo by Matty Lamp) PARKERSBURG – On Tuesday ...

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 ...