70 million number?

[manchu57]

I was under the impression that the 70 million numbers were not issued. Got this tag along with some other Vietnam insignia. Yet it is clearly stamped

RA 76462671. Does any one know if any 70 million numbers were ever issued?

[kfields]

I don't believe numbers were issued that high either. It possibly was made in error and the guy retained it as a souvenir. I still recall when I entered the Army in 1975, the tags were made and then handed out to us at formation in front of our barracks later that day or the next day. We were told to double check all information for correctness. Wouldn't you know it? Mine was wrong, had not one but THREE wrong numbers on it! I still remember that the last five numbers stamped were" "66666". Not supposed to have that many sixes! Went back to have another set done.

Kim