This is pathetic

MikeP · 01-16-2011, 02:26 PM

Bothe my grandfathers went to France in 1917.

My dad was 506th PIR in WW2. Uncles in Marines and Seabees as well.

I did 2 combat tours in RVN.

I do not recall them mentioning souveniers as a big issue.

I collected WW2 stuff as a kid-there was tons of it still in hands of the vets.
From about 1960-1965.

One thing I noted was that the biggest hordes of stuff came from REMFS.
Mostly guys who came along later and picked through piles of stuff.
The combat guys sometimes had a pistol or two, but in general they had had all they wanted of it.

My own experience in RVN somewhat confirmed that.

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01-16-2011, 02:26 PM	#22
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Bothe my grandfathers went to France in 1917. My dad was 506th PIR in WW2. Uncles in Marines and Seabees as well. I did 2 combat tours in RVN. I do not recall them mentioning souveniers as a big issue. I collected WW2 stuff as a kid-there was tons of it still in hands of the vets. From about 1960-1965. One thing I noted was that the biggest hordes of stuff came from REMFS. Mostly guys who came along later and picked through piles of stuff. The combat guys sometimes had a pistol or two, but in general they had had all they wanted of it. My own experience in RVN somewhat confirmed that.