Broderick thought they might put the dog tags in the museum atrium but hadn't settled on the logistics. Each will have the name, branch of service, and date of casualty. When visitors first enter the museum, the sound of wind chimes will draw their attention upward to the ceiling of the two-story atrium. Steinbock has made 45,000 dog tags. Each week, two Marine veterans come to hang the dog tags.
Every tag is an individual guy.
But I'm not doing this just for the guys who died. I'm doing it for the families. The individuals' suffering ended 30 years ago, but the families' suffering has gone on all these years. And this is a place where maybe they come and find some peace. As long as these dog tags are up there, they'll never be forgotten.