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Posted: 5/27/2015 9:48:09 PM EDT
The following will either make you sad. pissed, or likely both, so fair warning....
Customer came in and sold a small box containing his dad's WW2 items. There were some patches and ribbons that I can resell to collectors, my thinking is it is better to have the items go to a collector then the trash bin. Now where I am stuck is the box also had the dad's dog tags and Good Conduct medal (his name was engraved on back). Maybe I am being foolish, but I can't see selling the tags and medal as it is more personal to the man's memory. Throwing them away is obviously out of the question, so any suggestions on what to do with the tags and medal? Donating to a local museum was brought up but most likely they would be thrown in storage and forgotten or thrown out at a later date.
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I don't have any good suggestions but it's pretty damn sad that his son didn't want them.
I'd love to have my dad's dog tags and purple heart. |
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I don't have any good suggestions but it's pretty damn sad that his son didn't want them. I'd love to have my dad's dog tags and purple heart. View Quote This, I am far down on the list but if no-one else in my shit family wants My Granddad's war effects I will take them and shadow box them, if I ever hear of an uncle or cousin tossing them I don't know what I would do, I only know it would make me personna non grata in my family, I am thinking something involving skunks... or a boot party or something |
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Check with local vet orgs, Amer Legion, VFW, maybe they have displays.
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if no one wants them give them a dignified burial, like toss into the ocean after a moment of silence and thanks for his service
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Right. "Veteran" is not a status that overwrites "asshole" or "criminal" or "child molester". |
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Get ahold of the local VFW, and Legion.
They belong with someone, or a group, that gives a shit, seeing as how there isn't any immediate kin worth a damn. Maybe a grandson or Grand daughter...or other relative does, and just wasn't given consideration. It's sad really. |
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The following will either make you sad. pissed, or likely both, so fair warning.... Customer came in and sold a small box containing his dad's WW2 items. There were some patches and ribbons that I can resell to collectors, my thinking is it is better to have the items go to a collector then the trash bin. Now where I am stuck is the box also had the dad's dog tags and Good Conduct medal (his name was engraved on back). Maybe I am being foolish, but I can't see selling the tags and medal as it is more personal to the man's memory. Throwing them away is obviously out of the question, so any suggestions on what to do with the tags and medal? Donating to a local museum was brought up but most likely they would be thrown in storage and forgotten or thrown out at a later date. View Quote Find a picture of the vet, make a shadow box, and put it on the wall. Dust periodically. These things go away over time, and little can be done to stop it. Find some napoleonic medals today, or trophies from the Hundred Years' War. Conserve them yourself - it is totally reasonable. |
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If space isn't an issue, I'd save them forever, and let the son know that you'll have them when he wants them back. He may not understand it today, and he may never, but if he does, or if grandchildren do, it would sure be nice if you still had them. We hear stories all the time about family being "reunited" with lost medals, memorabilia, etc. You could be a part of a happy story.
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I've got all my Dad's stuff. It gets buried with me when I'm layed to rest next to him.
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The following will either make you sad. pissed, or likely both, so fair warning.... Customer came in and sold a small box containing his dad's WW2 items. There were some patches and ribbons that I can resell to collectors, my thinking is it is better to have the items go to a collector then the trash bin. Now where I am stuck is the box also had the dad's dog tags and Good Conduct medal (his name was engraved on back). Maybe I am being foolish, but I can't see selling the tags and medal as it is more personal to the man's memory. Throwing them away is obviously out of the question, so any suggestions on what to do with the tags and medal? Donating to a local museum was brought up but most likely they would be thrown in storage and forgotten or thrown out at a later date. View Quote You should do some research on the dad. In my opinion. If you cant find anything they should be treated with respect. PM the name, state, and DOB, I may be able to help with criminal and military record. |
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Quoted: No. In the shop is a display cabinet filled with various odd and unique items that are not for sale. I think I will just place them in there until? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Any way to find some other relatives that give a damn? No. In the shop is a display cabinet filled with various odd and unique items that are not for sale. I think I will just place them in there until? |
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They are dog tags, really of no value or worth to anyone other then the original owner or a family member. Sad the family didn't want them but past that, they are not something people really want unless they were owned by someone famous.
GCM, they pretty much handed those out for breathing and showing up in one piece. |
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I think those medals ought to be kept in a place of honor. If I had them, I would preserve them as best I could and I would proudly display them with my most prized possessions.
His medals would mean something to me because he was obviously a good man--a patriot who answered the call when he was needed. If the man was alive, he would be welcome in my home. And in death his medals and his memory would be welcome too. |
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Quoted: The following will either make you sad. pissed, or likely both, so fair warning.... Customer came in and sold a small box containing his dad's WW2 items. There were some patches and ribbons that I can resell to collectors, my thinking is it is better to have the items go to a collector then the trash bin. Now where I am stuck is the box also had the dad's dog tags and Good Conduct medal (his name was engraved on back). Maybe I am being foolish, but I can't see selling the tags and medal as it is more personal to the man's memory. Throwing them away is obviously out of the question, so any suggestions on what to do with the tags and medal? Donating to a local museum was brought up but most likely they would be thrown in storage and forgotten or thrown out at a later date. View Quote |
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Wish I had my grandpas dog tags Got some of his stuff but not those
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Does the veteran have any other family members that would appreciate receiving these? Can you find them using social media?
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Its called a Good Conduct Medal. They just don't give those to assholes. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Devil's advocate here, maybe the dad was an asshole?? Its called a Good Conduct Medal. They just don't give those to assholes. Not all assholes get in trouble for it or get caught. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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No. In the shop is a display cabinet filled with various odd and unique items that are not for sale. I think I will just place them in there until? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Any way to find some other relatives that give a damn? No. In the shop is a display cabinet filled with various odd and unique items that are not for sale. I think I will just place them in there until? Why not leave them there? :) |
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Frame them and display them in your shop. Even if he was an asshole, his service deserves some respect.
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Take all of them and make a shadow box... ask the kid about his dad... try to get a picture of him if possible...then gift it to the kid...or keep it.
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Its called a Good Conduct Medal. They just don't give those to assholes. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Devil's advocate here, maybe the dad was an asshole?? Its called a Good Conduct Medal. They just don't give those to assholes. So for three years he kept his nose clean, after that maybe he fell into the abyss!!?? |
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There are a lot of "named items" (uniform sets, etc.) on the collectors' market. These must have had some sentimental value to someone at some time, but now all the individual association does is enhance the monetary value (in some cases). Sell the dog tags along with the named medal as a set.
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I donated some of my cousins artifacts to the Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio. They did not want his medals as they
said they had more than enough of them. The rest of his effects are going to go to the college he graduated from. They were thrilled to get them. He retired as a Maj. and had the DFC for his actions over North Vietnam. |
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Quoted: Another interesting idea. Being in Kansas the ocean is kind of out of the picture, but a burial might be a good answer. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: if no one wants them give them a dignified burial, like toss into the ocean after a moment of silence and thanks for his service Another interesting idea. Being in Kansas the ocean is kind of out of the picture, but a burial might be a good answer. |
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Post up some photos. I have collected stuff like this for a long time and love seeing it when it crops up.
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Its called a Good Conduct Medal. They just don't give those to assholes. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Devil's advocate here, maybe the dad was an asshole?? Its called a Good Conduct Medal. They just don't give those to assholes. Lol...yes they do. |
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