Official Policy on Lost Dogtags and other U.S. Military property

Official Policy on Lost Dogtags and other U.S. Military property

Because there are many bogus dogtags being “found” everyday, and
because too many fraudulent people are attempting to make personal
contact with veterans or their families with the hope of seeking a
reward or obtaining publicity, the following official policy on LOST
AND FOUND MILITARY ITEMS is being provided to all veterans. Please
forward this information to other American veterans and veterans
organizations.

OFFICIAL POLICY: LOST UNITED STATES MILITARY PROPERTY

1. Found U.S. Military items remain the property of the United States
Government and the Department of Defense as official custodian.

2. Found military items should not be retained by the finder who is
seeking, for whatever reason, to make personal contact with the GI who
lost the item, or a member of the GI's family. By law, found military
items must be mailed immediately to:

Secretary of Defense
Room 3E880
The Pentagon
Washington DC 20301

3. The Dept of Defense has many resources at its disposal to return
and/or preserve lost U.S. military items.

4. When sending items to the Secretary of Defense the finder should
include a letter describing the place and circumstances in which the
item was found, and the finder’s personal contact information for
Department of Defense investigators:

WHERE WAS THE ITEM YOU HAVE ENCLOSED FOUND
__________________________________________________ _______
DATE THE ITEM WAS FOUND
__________________________________________________ _______
NAME OF FINDER
__________________________________________________ _______
FINDER'S ADDRESS
__________________________________________________ __
CITY
__________________________________________________ __
STATE/ZIP
__________________________________________________ __
PHONE
__________________________________________________ __
EMAIL
__________________________________________________ __


Roger Simpson,
Public Information Office
The American War Library
amervets.com
Mailing address:

The American War Library
16907 Brighton Avenue
Gardena CA 90247-5420

Phone: 1-310-532-0634

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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com