Just a thought on Jerry's comment regarding a bubba soldier ruining a piece of history.
I recall a discussion with a family friend who was a tanker in Europe during WW2. Gave me my 1st German helmet, in fact.
He mentioned a Navy dagger he had picked up and carried around. Said he had used it to open cans and other general stuff until he broke off the blade..
Like the dumb kid I was, I mentioned that he had ruined a valuable piece of German memorabilia.
"That's what we were there for." was his reply.
I never made the mistake of judging something like that again.
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