As a Vietnamese who collect antique item like war memorabilia, i can safely say most of the dog tag are either fake or of no significance. People have to understand that authentic US dog tag would rarely ever be sold in the market as either they are kept by the Vietnamese museum/government-owned collection or returned to the US a long time ago. Dog tag from ARVN soldier are usually discarded by the soldier themselves when they trying to blend into the civilian population to avoid communist procuration. If they didn't turn into scrap metal then they are sold as souvenir to tourist like you. If anyone is looking to buy up the dog tag and try to return it to their family, i say don't bother as most of them are fake.
@spookyebgie735 I BELIEVE YOU. ARE CORRECT! WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS POST, I FIGURED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OF THE MACHINES SENT TO VIETNAM TO MAKE REPLACEMENTS FOR THOSE LOST OR NEED CHANGED! AFTER THE RETREAT THEY WERE FORGOTTEN AND LEFT, ALONG WITH MANY BLANK TAGS! I AM QUITE HAPPY NEITHER MYSELF OR MY DOGTAGS HAD TO GO THERE!!
I was also at this market in 2004 and bought a bunch of (supposed) lost GI dogtags and Zippo lighters. They seem to be a renewable commodity at this market. haha I brought them back to the States with the intentionsof sending to the families. All were fake.
These are not the actual dogs tags of the American soldiers that were killed, or went MIA during the Vietnam war. As you can see by the comments it is a very easy way to make money on American tourists. One thing that is well known, about the Americans, is most have a caring heart for something like this and will be preyed upon. Dont be fooled when traveling abroad.
Exactly my instant reaction was “I’d buy them all and try to return them” then was so disappointed when it dawned on me it was probably a scam and how gross people can be when moneys involved.
Found a little market just outside of Saigon with a bunch of "discarded" US military equipment in 2005. The usual stuff, canteens, flashlights etc and dog tags. I almost bought a set, but the little voice in the back of my head was saying, "hold on a second." Turns out the little voice was right.
I was there many years ago as a 19 year old soldier. That war damaged so many people that’s it’s hard to imagine. leave this in the past it does no good to open old wounds. VN 66/67
Around the time when the American War ended (culminating with the Fall of Saigon in 1975), the Dân Sinh Market transformed from a gambling area to an industrial market - a place to find tools, equipment and construction materials. The years after the war were difficult, and tourism was non-existent, so war memorabilia wasn’t as prevalent. With no foreign collectors to sell to, much of the surplus war goods were broken down into their component materials to be used in other ways. It wasn’t until foreign tourists returned to Vietnam in the 90s that the Dân Sinh Market morphed into what we see today. People came looking for war memorabilia, and they quickly bought up all the authentic pieces. It’s estimated that as much as 99% of the war memorabilia in the market now is fake. Vendors will even take orders to produce fake zippo lighters, helmets, dog tags and old kinds of insignias and uniforms, which are then sold to collectors around the world.
The motivation to collect “the original” and the response to give that motivation a fake is profound. I am a collector of Craftsman Made in the USA tools. Much of the worldwide economy runs upon this collecting. Whether it’s a Van Gogh painting or a U.S. Vietnam era grenade. Ultimately, it’s all ashes. We’re seeking God and settling with idols.
@@LuvurenemyI have a crap ton of old made in the USA Craftsman tools. I actually collect S&K tools. I clean out old houses for a living so I run across a bunch of old things.
Nothing compared to what I saw in 1993, also not zillions of tourists. Hue citadel was an overgrown pile w bullet casings, shattered crockery and tiles, bits of poncho. When I went back there in 2013, it was a touristy museum with computer screens and bored families x 500.
I went to Vietnam 5 years ago as a tourist. I had a few relatives that fought in the war (One pilot, one Marine, one army) all with their own stories. I grew up hearing about the war and it generally fascinated me. Going back to meet the Vietnamese people and talking to many, even some that fought against my family was amazing. They are a very proud and smart people. They were very good to me and the level of respect I received as well as the rapport after so many years was very powerful to me. I was proud to finally feel like we set aside differences and learned a lot from the war and each other. Vietnam is now my favorite place to visit in SEA.
i would of got one of the american soldiers helmets with the camo covers. i have one. i figured you would show one up close as that is about the coolest items i seen in the whole video
i dont believe it. it COULD be true but this is also a market for tourists. sure, the VN war took place in VN but VN is also a source of consumerist items like China. i wouldnt be surprised if they just made those military surplus items to sell to tourists
@KARMAFARMA MICKY THOMAS what’s the point in that though. You might as well serve in the army and get yourselves some real ones that would make it have better value to yourself.
@@redpinns4612 Do you know how difficult it is to get into the army these days? The slightest medical issue or issue from your past disqualifies you. It isn't as simple as just signing up and going to training.
@@NorthernNorthdude91749 yeah I know it’s annoying I’m currently joining now and so I have to wait for a covid lockdown to go away before I can do my medical. So I understand that part of it but still wearing someone else’s dog tags from someone who isn’t in your family is pretty useless. Might as well have been your grandfather, father, brother idk any one in your family but someone you don’t know is pretty stupid.
They're not real . 90% of this market is fake replica goods made in China. They just stamp the dog tags with a lot of the same info . Same with all the lighters.
THEY ARE WELCOME TO MINE, BUT LUCKILY, I NEVER GOT THERE!! I THREW MINE IN MY DUFFEL BAG WITH ALL MY OTHER SHIT WHEN I GOT MY MEDICAL DISCHARGE IN OCTOBER 1968, AND LEFT AT THE SUPPLY ROOM!!😊😊😊
There in mid 2000's got really good stuff authentic, South Vietnamese helmet Aussie dog tags checked them out they are legit, Aussie zippo and other gear. Most are fake, Cheerful charlie I knew there and another seller female name escapes me she was well known there anyway. I notice the last holiday in Vietnam a lot more weaponry came out, grenades, claymores, magazines etc. I wouldn't attempt to bring in as customs would have a field day.
I've got three ARVN soldiers dog tags from vietnam in the names of-" Quach H Xoi", "Vo Th Sang", and "Ho Van Phu". They look quite aged, but I've no idea if they are original or not. I can't find any research database for South Vietnam soldiers. I treasure and respect them anyway. Wonder what became of these soldiers ??
Ebay is bad about selling dead soldiers dog tags it makes me depressed inside I would buy as much as I could to send back to there family's I would try so hard to help the dead soldiers find peace with there family's
My cousin is named after Ho Chi Minh. I’m about to turn 37 and he’s in his 50’s. I never realized until a few years ago that my uncle was a communist supporter. He passed away in 2004.
As a veteran myself if I had the money I would go to vietnam and buy every dog tag they had and take them to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall placing them with the name of each soldier on the wall where they should be.
Or, you could save the airfare, buy yourself a dogtag-making machine, and make 58,220 dogtags for each one of the names on The Wall. They'd be Made in the U.S.A, but they'd still be fake copies of the originals.
@@BELENENSE As did I... 1st Infantry Division, 68-69... CIB, 2 Purple Hearts, Bronze Star with V, etc. During the year I was in it, my rifle company (A Co, 1st Bn, 2nd Inf Reg....) lost 22 of our soldiers killed in action. It annoys me to think that street vendors might be using their names to hawk fake souvenirs to gullible tourists.
@@johnstuartsmithDeus abençoe e proteja o senhor. Admiro muito a coragem e o sacrifício que fizeram longe de casa. Espero que o senhor esteja bem e com muita saúde. Sempre Fiel!
Biden has been talking to Certain people over there to set up a factory for them to make Chips for tech and only their people are allow to come in US and have citizenship no Americans citizen can work at their factory So maybe not true
@@private_noise I would think that people watching a video about antiques would care about there legitimacy. Just give up man. You've lost, you have nothing to contribute to the conversation around these items.
@@ScreenHackTV first of all your saying 90% of the dog tags are fake do you know probably not. second you are ignorant and don't actually know because there are no fake dog tags third for you to comment on other people's comments saying there fake and no one has asked is pretty inconsiderate of you. forth for you to assume the dog tags at that specific place are "90% fake" is pretty sad and ridiculous. Fifth of all you saying I'm not contributing to the conversation is funny because you commented after I did meaning there was no conversation until you started one.
I don't think this dog tags were real maybe some of them my dad has his originals from 1962 in a presentation case and they look way older than that those ones will probably knew just sitting around we left those machines everywhere to print dog tags
There are a lot of decent quality reproductions that have been coming out of Vietnam for years now. Be careful about claims that something is original.
Def not US dog tags theres no notch in the bottom . I see a bunchbod authentic stuff that would be worth some loot here stateside but most of that stuff is definitely fake .
ohh shit i would have jumpd non alot of that stuff.. the m16 charging handle would be cool to have in a ar 15 just knowing it was used by american forces in the 60s
Ya cant be in Vietnam and talk to Vietnamese people about the Vietnam war. To them every war in Vietnam was the Vietnam war. From the French occupation to the Americans fighting in Nam.....
11:20. It's a real one. What a lie. I guess he isnt lying. He just says its real. Real fake. Its like how my old boss at the seafood wanted us to say our seafood is fresh....fresh out of the freezer
Awesome. Vietnam won. Thats why you see so many US veterans moving there to retire, because its now a great place, with good social programs, no thanks to US of course.
1580 MiA 53000 dead. dog tags would be single if the company leader or commanding officer took one then. the other tag goes with the poor sole who lost his life looks like alot of US soldiers got in country and threw the dog tags away or traded them for boom boom girls and Beer .
There is but you need to know what you are looking for (unlike most posters here). Most of the authentic stuff is more soviet or in relic, ie rusted, condition.
Anyone in the world with internet access can use the information on the Virtual Wall to punch accurate names into piles of fake reproductions of the dogtags of American KIAs. Service or S.S. numbers, Blood types, and religious preferences would be a guess, but The Virtual Wall lists the rank, birthdays, dates and location of death and unit assignment which could help fraudsters cook up a backstory to boost the value of the bogus dogtag.
