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Q. What’s the significance of the black dog tag?
A. The black dog tag honors all the soldiers that took part in the Vietnam Theater that have died from various causes after they left Vietnam. These deaths were not directly from enemy action in Vietnam but are attributed to the theater by the fellow veterans that served there. These causes are suicide, agent orange, lingering disease, depression, substance abuse, unemployability, homelessness, and other causes stemming from service in Vietnam. This tag was instigated by artist Mike Helbing to honor those service members not on the wall.
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