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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sedona, post: 9860433, member: 4438&quot;]I’ve seen this topic come up from time to time, and wanted to see what you all think. It is a bit sensitive.</p><p><br /></p><p>We all know soldiers captured and kept souvenirs from enemy soldiers during WWII. I have some German pieces, of what looks like some sort of hat piece and also a skull ring (which of course I know what that means).</p><p><br /></p><p>They were not souvenirs brought home by any of our relatives. About 35 years ago, a veteran gave them to a member of my family. That family member is now deceased. I don’t want them. I don’t think the national WWII museum wants them. I want to just throw them away in the trash; part of me says not to do it, because they are part of history, but the other part of me says there is enough of this stuff already in existence that these couple of pieces will make no difference. They aren’t photographs needed to document a historical event. If they were valuable, such as a pistol or flag, I would find a museum for donation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have them in a nondescript bag in my garage, as I don’t want them in my house. I certainly don’t want them, particularly the skull ring, to end up in the wrong hands. These items should never be worn again.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not passing judgment on any soldier who brought these home. And, as indicated, it might be a different scenario if my grandfather were the one who had brought them home. I have zero connection to these items. It is impossible to return them to the family of the soldier who brought them home, as I do not know his name or anything else about him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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