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My father was a WWII and Korean Vet US Army Reired and a couple years deceased! If these kind of things are destroyed and forgotten History will repeat itself. At least give them to a Vets Museum!
MeMike,this is the way I see it.If the old man knew his wife was needing money for bills,food,etc..and she(the aunt)could sell these items to help get by,by all means sell them and help the old lady.Put yourself in an elders shoes on a fixed income.The old man would be happy to know that some good came from these historic pieces.Just a thought...Good luck.:-D
They are/were trophies of the Allied victory over Axis hatred...every race on the planet takes a "trophy" from a victory of war/battle/fight. Burning them eliminates the memory and erases the things that people need to remember and recognize the traits should they approach again!!! FAR too many have already forgotten those atrocities, hell some folks don't even want to remember the 9/11 and are more than willing to accept suggestions of Kiss & make up......I do not think so!!! its too easy for those who did not serve and did not see the carnage to become complacent and accepting and embrace the diversity....crapola!!!
X2, that nazi stuff is high dollar collectibles..
you mean the kinds of buses with Detroit 6v71's in 'em ? :toothy4:.What a great film and slice of history.....
still hate Buses......
I say give them to your local museum. I have photos and items from my grandfather from WWI that I loan to the local museum and they are overjoyed to have these to show others about history. It also my help reinforce what really happened in the past as some are already trying to say there were really no camps and it was all made up as most conspiracy theories state. It helps show the truth.
I'm glad your not going to destroy the items. Sometimes people destroy things they don't understand. Iam a WW2 history buff. Not all German soldiers were simpathetic to the Nozi movement, many were forced to serve or face firing squads. This was even greater towards the end of the war as children were recruited for lack of young adault men. What you have is a treasure and you were linked to that person and time. Feel privaleged.
you mean the kinds of buses with Detroit 6v71's in 'em ? :toothy4:.
I kinda miss seeing those houses (in the movie) , that neighbourhood . The "T.R." house was about 5 miles from where I grew up , right off of I-605 ; now I-105 terminates there .
*sorry to go off-topic for a minute*
Between you (I want to be the kitten) and other avatars; can't focus on the ? , lol.That stuff is kept around to remind newer generations of the evil that once was and was taken care of.
I've got a whole room in my house of WWII stuff mostly U.S. but I do have some G.I. bring back trophies too.
Hello Mike,
I understand your feelings toward these objects, It is natural to
feel repulsed by them as a first reaction.
I can see you are also a man of reason by trying to discover the true
meaning of your reaction and the symbalisim they invoke.
I applaud you!!!
The true way to enlightenment and knowledge is to work
though the emotions and rhetoric you are bombared by to an understanding.
You my friend are indeed on a mission of understanding and
are becoming more and more a man of great wisdom and courage.
You maynot be able to reconcile your feelings and their meanings but please know that these articles were hard won by both sides.
Just as you would not destroy history of the south/north war, let this
be a reminder of where we came from and how it shaped the world.
Please do not destroy them, pass or sell them to the future, so
they may learn and understand.
Carl
Call me old school or no scchool :angry7::angry7::angry7:
But this stuff just bothers me just being in the house...:angry7::angry7:
My wife's aunt was cleaning out the attic and pulled her father stuff out and told my wife to sell it on e-bag :angry7:
Metals for hittlers men and arm rags with the swastika on them :angry7:
along with a small flag belt buckles and metals.............................:angry7:
When she opened up the box full of this chit I just turned my head and said get that out of our house :angry7:
Her aunts father must have pulled these things in the army back in the day...
As most of the members here know I did not get much of a history lesson on much of anything realy except what I have learned here on this site..and what my uncles, Mom and Grandmother gave me and what I have seen on the tv.
Wy do things like this bother me I have been asking myself. :angry7:
I found out last night that she can not sell these on e-bay 8)
Any insite on this would be gratefully appreciated :angry7:
Is it just me ? or is it :wack: to even have these things in our position.
Thank you Carl, I have learned allot here in this thread and see these things in a different light now :color:Hello Mike,
I understand your feelings toward these objects, It is natural to
feel repulsed by them as a first reaction.
I can see you are also a man of reason by trying to discover the true
meaning of your reaction and the symbalisim they invoke.
I applaud you!!!
The true way to enlightenment and knowledge is to work
though the emotions and rhetoric you are bombared by to an understanding.
You my friend are indeed on a mission of understanding and
are becoming more and more a man of great wisdom and courage.
You maynot be able to reconcile your feelings and their meanings but please know that these articles were hard won by both sides.
Just as you would not destroy history of the south/north war, let this
be a reminder of where we came from and how it shaped the world.
Please do not destroy them, pass or sell them to the future, so
they may learn and understand.
Carl