You would be amazed how common it is for people to throw this stuff out
“You would be amazed how common it is for people to throw this stuff out”
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My beloved husband (and myself) were active duty.
He’s got a medal that sounds really ‘fluffy.’
Because I can read between the lines, every few years I would ask him about the details and after being married 32 years he still won’t tell me what it was he did to earn that medal.
I like to look at older folks (even when younger) and imagine what they did in their youth/mid-age years. The oldest, bent over, slow moving folks really would stun folks, I think, if we could see their past.
I hope to have another 30 years of life with him; hopeful before he leaves this earthly realm he’ll tell me the story.
You would be amazed how common it is for people to throw this stuff out
Agree. This was not an uncommon story up until maybe 20 years ago for WW2 vets. I had a buddy find all kinds of stuff in the ‘90s from dumpster diving: WW2 Tuskegee airman effects, another one was a WW2 navy and goodyear blimp pilot, etc.I heard a grapevine story about Hap Arnold’s estate showing up at a flea market, too.
I think this often happens because the widow outlives the guy. People dealing with her stuff have no idea what the other stuff is.