Crime against the Memory of the War Heroes!

[Tex Critter]

Of course, it's the same no matter what the country. The medals themselves are merely a token of the honours awarded. If you can't see that I give up.

I'm a soldier. I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it until my death.

Do you own anything you cherish? Photos, wedding band, favorite something passed down from a reletive, firearm etc? When you look at one of these medals & feebley attempt to understand why it was awarded to the individual, something may dawn upon you. But then again, ...............

Tex sends

 

[louthepou]

No one can steal the fact that the honours were awarded to the servicemen.
The actual medals mean nothing. I don't see what the big deal is.

Museum objects where I work have a value because they meet two criteria.

1. They have a physical existence, they can be seen, felt, smelled even - they can reach the individuals through their senses. The individuals can have a unique experience that cannot be duplicated through virtual means.

2. They have a story. This story (in the case discussed in this thread, the honours awarded to the servicemen) also is unique for each object, and give the object its meaning.

These two criteria are intertwined, can't be seperated. One give the second more value, and the reverse is true as well. Experiencing both simultaneously triggers a lasting emotional response that will affect the individual for the long term - possibly changing the individual, even if only on a small scale, forever.

Louis

 

[redrommel]

No one can steal the fact that the honours were awarded to the servicemen.
The actual medals mean nothing. I don't see what the big deal is.

Out of sight, out of mind... Those "tokens" are there to remind us of these men and what they did.