10-07-2007, 10:54 AM
And how many times I've seen this happen.
One of the pieces highlighted in Echoes of War was given to me by the recipient's widow after she and our family struck up a good friendship.
The widow told me at the funeral a few years prior (in the mid-90's) a voenkomat officer approached her and told asked for her husband's medals. He only picked out the Belgrade with document and left her the rest "to remember her husband"... I guess he showed restraint - he could have taken the entire group...
One of the pieces highlighted in Echoes of War was given to me by the recipient's widow after she and our family struck up a good friendship.
The widow told me at the funeral a few years prior (in the mid-90's) a voenkomat officer approached her and told asked for her husband's medals. He only picked out the Belgrade with document and left her the rest "to remember her husband"... I guess he showed restraint - he could have taken the entire group...
