TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A program at the University of Arizona is helping to heal the wounds of a war that ended more than 40 years ago.
The Arizona Daily Star reported (https://bit.ly/2qslgoj ) Saturday that Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) has returned the first of some 2,300 dog tags to Vietnam War veterans it obtained after taking over a program started by a veterans organization.
Last summer, the VETS agreed to take over the personal effects program of Tours of Peace Vietnam Veterans, an Arizona-based program started by a Vietnam veteran.
The Tours of Peace program had returned 360 dog tags, along with some other personal effects, but it hadn’t sent any new queries since before 2000.
A number of UA staffers, students and student veterans have worked on the project.
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