03-21-2004, 03:55 AM
Tal-
That's great!
I do the same thing for American veterans here.
Unfortunately, about fifteen years ago there was a fellow in this area who was travelling around to all the old retired flag and general officers in the area offering to mount up their medals. The officers got back medals in a frame... None of them bothered to check if they were actually their medals! Only after one of the retired admirals (a Medal of Honor recipient) was called by someone who saw his Medal of Honor for sale halfway across the country did anyone figure out what this guy was up to. He was taking the vet's medals, swapping them out for new ones, and then selling the originals! Led by this retired admiral, the FBI caught up with him and I think he's still in prison!
Anyway, so it gets a little complex at times when I offer to mount up medals, needless to say! I normally get those cases like I use for display and mount the medals in front of the vet so they know what's there.
--Dave
That's great!
I do the same thing for American veterans here.
Unfortunately, about fifteen years ago there was a fellow in this area who was travelling around to all the old retired flag and general officers in the area offering to mount up their medals. The officers got back medals in a frame... None of them bothered to check if they were actually their medals! Only after one of the retired admirals (a Medal of Honor recipient) was called by someone who saw his Medal of Honor for sale halfway across the country did anyone figure out what this guy was up to. He was taking the vet's medals, swapping them out for new ones, and then selling the originals! Led by this retired admiral, the FBI caught up with him and I think he's still in prison!
Anyway, so it gets a little complex at times when I offer to mount up medals, needless to say! I normally get those cases like I use for display and mount the medals in front of the vet so they know what's there.
--Dave
