Originally Posted by
Kathianne
See bolded. Are you advocating for this? My dad 'earned' a Purple Heart" at Normandy, not willingly. He was drafted. If up to him, never would have been there. He was by far in the majority.
Doesn't make them right in the sense of geopolitics, but does say where the average American was at a given point in time.
I am advocating that when finding them already offered for sale in antique shops etc. were they were obviously bought in estate sales or from people that gave no value (no respect) to them to buy them and if a name is inscribed on the back attempt to locate that family for return. If no name inscribed to keep and give them a proper place to be shown and discussed in memory of all those that were wounded or killed in defense of this great nation. I am NOT ADVOCATING the seeking to buy to resale. Once in a shop I'll buy the next time I see one , if inscribed I'll do a computer search and try to locate the family of that person for return.. Otherwise I will keep it in my library in my medallion case beside my two gun cabinets on full display. So people can see and talk about the sacrifice of so many that we may live free! That was why I WENT BACK TO GET THOSE OVER TWO DECADES AGO.
I alsso saw one at the local flea market here about 8/9 years back , it was at a table with some other war stuff, I bought a nice bayonet that day but passed on the Purple Heart because it was in really bad condition.. I do remember that it was not engraved. -Tyr
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.