A temporary/visitor identification badge system for use at a facility, comprising: - an image relaying device for communicating an electronic image of a person or a person's name, record ID number or other identifying mark or information; - a readiness indicator; and - a reusable badge having: a housing; a buzzer or vibration device; a colored e-paper display or colored film placed over a black and white e-paper display or gray-scale e-paper display or black and white e-paper display; a GPS chip and associated circuitry for Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) or Global Positioning System location tracking, and a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth transponder for communication and data transfer with the badge including an electronic image of a person or a person's name, record ID number or other identifying mark or information; and internal electrical components comprising components that physically self-destruct and/or automatically erase information, software, or firmware that relates to the use of the reusable badge when after activation of the badge, the badge loses connectivity with the facility Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other electronic communication devices at the facility; - a base station for charging the badge and communicating with the image relaying device, the base station having at least one docking receptacle; - the housing being adapted to be docked in the at least one docking receptacle of the base station, for charging the badge and for communicating the electronic image from the base station to the e-paper display when the housing is docked in the at least one docking receptacle of the base station; - the e-paper display being adapted to maintain the electronic image received from the image relaying device when the reusable badge is removed from the at least one docking receptacle of the base station; - the readiness indicator being adapted to indicate when the base station has completed communication of the electronic image to the reusable badge, whereby the reusable badge is ready for use and removal from the base station; - wherein the base station is adapted to erase the electronic image from the e-paper display when the reusable badge is re-docked into the at least one docking receptacle of the base station; wherein the reusable badge further comprises an RFID tag; and wherein the reusable badge further comprises a power supply. - an image relaying device for communicating an electronic image of a person or a person's name, record ID number or other identifying mark or information; - a readiness indicator; and - a reusable badge having: a housing; a buzzer or vibration device; a colored e-paper display or colored film placed over a black and white e-paper display or gray-scale e-paper display or black and white e-paper display; a GPS chip and associated circuitry for Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) or Global Positioning System location tracking, and a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth transponder for communication and data transfer with the badge including an electronic image of a person or a person's name, record ID number or other identifying mark or information; and internal electrical components comprising components that physically self-destruct and/or automatically erase information, software, or firmware that relates to the use of the reusable badge when after activation of the badge, the badge loses connectivity with the facility Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other electronic communication devices at the facility; - a base station for charging the badge and communicating with the image relaying device, the base station having at least one docking receptacle; - the housing being adapted to be docked in the at least one docking receptacle of the base station, for charging the badge and for communicating the electronic image from the base station to the e-paper display when the housing is docked in the at least one docking receptacle of the base station; - the e-paper display being adapted to maintain the electronic image received from the image relaying device when the reusable badge is removed from the at least one docking receptacle of the base station; - the readiness indicator being adapted to indicate when the base station has completed communication of the electronic image to the reusable badge, whereby the reusable badge is ready for use and removal from the base station; - wherein the base station is adapted to erase the electronic image from the e-paper display when the reusable badge is re-docked into the at least one docking receptacle of the base station; wherein the reusable badge further comprises an RFID tag; and wherein the reusable badge further comprises a power supply. wherein the reusable badge further comprises an RFID tag; and wherein the reusable badge further comprises a power supply.