Awards from living recipients

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Presumably, the recipients of most medals in our collections have passed away. Or perhaps if they are still alive, they live in unreachable obscurity. But what if they are alive, well, active, and even online?

Does anyone own the awards of a living veteran/former Soviet citizen? How did this come to be? What communication, if any, was made between collector and recipient? How did it resolve?

Any stories would be great to hear!