Chris Boonzaier

Not good enough for machine guns, so sent to Flammenwerfer, they could not use him so they stuck him in a rolling sardine can.... what a LOSER! I am glad I am not saddled with HIS Militärpass!

The German forum was right to kick your butt off!!!!!!!!!!

I knew I had seen this rare Militärpass.... http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kaiserliche-Marine-Militarpas-ITALIEN-Medaille-Erdbeben-Messina-/121121178413

Ages ago someone posted a special award document for the 1914 EK to a Policeman in DSWA.... I can no longer find the thread.... does anyone remember who it was? Thanks Chris

How comman are these to Germans? I recently saw a Militärpass for sale with it entered...

To be quite honest.... of the many hundreds of document groups i have in my filthy, disrespecting collectors hands.... I honestly think 1% or less would be better off in "the families" hands... or would be more respected by the family,,,,

The problem with such cases is... the collector who buys it, is then paying for the family problems of someone else. If I die and leave my medals to my daughter.... and she sells them (little bitch!) .. then such is life. If the collector who buys them, happens across my son.... who wants them... then it only be fair that the collector gets his money back.... if he was to give it as a gift, then he is paying for my stupidity in leaving it to the daughter in the first place. See? And many families have a food fight when it comes to the will... no matter which sibling flogs the medals, there is always going to be one who feels they should have gone to them... even if they would have maybe sold them themselves.... Chances are... you walk across the desert, swim the ocean, climb the mountain... bring the family back a medal they did not even know existed in the first place... maybe get 2 lines in a local paper.... the family is sooooooooo happy.... and a week later the medal is forgotten in a drawer anyway....

if anyone has any photos of 1870 clasps being worn, award documents or clasps themselves that can be used in a project, please contact me.... or post here.

Does anyone by any chance have a 1st edition Previtera? I have the 2nd edition, but need to see a pic that was in the 1st edition. Thanks Chris

That is indeed a nice pic with the Padre!!!

Hi, As he was with the staff I guess he managed to get himself a copy of it. :-) So it was a little bonus that came with the EK document.

Not a nice job, when others could shelter in Bunkers....

Especially in Flanders he was always ready to go out on patrol... and do some Leitungsflicken.... i.e. repair telephone lines destroyed by artillery...

Finally getting a move on wit the Iron Cross book after quite some time asleep at the wheel... i found this EK2 Award doc.....

Well.... if naxos teases me with something I want.... I am going t throw my teddy in the corner and go to my room and sulk!!!!

Please note, paypal an option as well. Think of putting something on the for sale section, proceeds going to the fund....

Stogieman's original post.... Family and friends have established the Rick "Research" Lundstrom Memorial Fund. The purpose of this fund is to assist the family in defraying the expenses of Rick's final arrangements and to assist in caring for his mother in the future. If you are in the USA, you may mail checks and/or money orders payable to Rick "Research" Lundstrom Memorial Fund C/O Webster Five Bank 343 Main Street Oxford, MA 01540 USA If you are overseas, please make your contribution in US Funds, Drawn on a US bank. There's no way to easily accept checks drawn on foreign banks or in foreign currency in the US. If this is not feasible, please feel free to contact me privately via PM and we can discuss on-line alternatives. All funds received will be disbursed directly to Rick's family.

Not a great pic.... but another example...

Me?? I don't know if I can handle this......

Is yours paper and obscure, and something probably ony Rick woulda been excited about?

Mine is being mailed to me tomorrow morning... will be here monday :-)

... pretty soon..... (Kind of depressing... the first post Rick wind up.... :-(

Jacks 5 books above are fantastic as they are full (cover to cover) with descriptions of the battles translated from German histories, usually not accesable to non German speakers....

Will get to the postoffice in the morning and check... it is worth mentioning the text is in English and German

Usually it is always the same bring postcards for Von der Goltz... but I was happy to find this one this week...