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DOG TAG DAYApril 18
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A National Day of Honor and Remembrance

Wear the tags. Keep the stories alive.

April 18 • Wear Your Tags. Tell Your Story. Honor Ours.

Our Mission

Don’t let our veterans fade into the background.

Dog Tag Day is a national movement built around one simple act of visibility. On April 18, veterans and service members are invited to wear or display their dog tags so America can see the people behind the service. Families may wear tags in honor or memory of someone they love.

Veterans Day and Memorial Day are sacred American observances. Dog Tag Day does not replace them. April 18 gives us another way to recognize the millions of people who raised their right hand, served this country, sacrificed time with family, worked for little pay, and carried the responsibilities of military service.

Identity • Brotherhood • Honor. Those stories deserve to be seen, heard, and remembered.

One Day. One Visible Sign.

April 18 — What Do I Do?

If you served: Put on your dog tags. They say, “I served.”

If you see the tags: Acknowledge the person wearing them — a nod, handshake, fist to the heart, or simply, “I see you.”

If you are family: Wear or display the tags of someone you love and help keep their story alive.

Take a picture or video. Share the person, the tags, and the story behind them.

What the Tags Mean

More than metal. A life of service.

Dog tags are one of the most recognizable symbols of military identity. For Dog Tag Day, they become a visible connection between those who served and the communities they served.

I Served

Wearing the tags makes service visible instead of letting it disappear into the background.

I See You

A simple acknowledgment tells a veteran or service member that their service has been noticed.

Tell the Story

Every set of tags belongs to a person, a family, a memory, and a story worth preserving.

From the Founder

I See Your Dog Tags

When I see your dog tags, I know something about you. I know what you went through to earn them.

It doesn’t matter what job we did in the military, what rank we reached, or what direction our service took us. We all started in the same place — as recruits.

I still remember receiving my first dog tags. To me, they were my first piece of jewelry. They had my name on them. They were mine. I belonged to something bigger than myself.

That feeling never left me.

So when I see another veteran wearing those tags, I don’t need to know their rank or their whole story before I acknowledge them.

I see your dog tags.
I know you served.
I know where you started.
And I see you.
IDENTITY • BROTHERHOOD • HONOR

Stories Behind the Tags

Every set of dog tags tells a story.

Read stories shared by military families, veterans, service members, and supporters — or share your own. New story submissions are published immediately.

Read Their StoriesShare Your Story

America Can Join In

April 18 belongs in every community.

Dog Tag Day can be recognized anywhere people gather. The goal is simple: make service visible, invite stories, and acknowledge the people behind the uniform.

Veterans & Families

Wear the tags, honor someone you love, share a photograph, or tell the story behind the tags.

Schools & Communities

Invite veterans to be seen and heard. Create space for students and neighbors to listen to their stories.

Businesses & Organizations

Recognize April 18, encourage participation, display the message, and help veterans know their service is remembered.

Put them on. Acknowledge one.
On April 18, let America see the people who served.

Build the Movement

Help Build Dog Tag Day

We are not asking you to simply donate. We are asking you to help build a national tradition.

Become a Sponsor

Help expand veteran recognition, outreach, education, storytelling, technology, and local participation.

Become a Sponsor

Fund the Mission

Support the work that helps more veterans be seen, more stories be preserved, and more communities participate.

Fund the Mission

Partner With Us

Businesses, nonprofits, schools, attorneys, community leaders, and public organizations can help carry April 18 nationwide.

Partner With Us

A Message from the Founder

“I founded Dog Tag Day because every set of military dog tags represents a life of service, sacrifice, courage, and commitment. Those stories deserve to be seen, heard, and remembered.”
RONNIE SHURE — FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, DOG TAG DAY FOUNDATION
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