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Hi again Brett,

I've got a book by Major Frederick Russell Burnham DSO entitled Scouting on Two Continents (Doubleday 1928) and it's about his exploits as an American in Arizona and later on as Chief of Scouts for Lord Roberts. It seems it was very popular as President Theodore Roosevelt is quoted as saying, "I have read it all with enthralled interest" and Sir Rider Haggard wrote, "In real life he is more interesting than any of my heroes of romance". It has a good selection of photographs of from the 2nd Boer War.

Cheers,

John

Here's the link to the website for this very interesting group.

http://samilitaryhistory.org/

Oustanding topic. I know that old candy is just nasty, but how is it dangerous?

I can't find the article I read that said chocolate this old is dangerous, but I'll keep looking. There is a whole host of articles on line about expired chocolate, but they're not referring to chocolate that is 114 years or so old. Some say you can it it up to ten years later. It seems that there is a mold that grows on it too and that can be detrimental to one's health. I came across this and it's interesting. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8940000/8940563.stm

Ed. Scherm

Nurnmberg-A

Nord. Ledergasse 18

Gold on black cloth

sewn on four sides

Some were made in porcelain too.

A Canadian PPCLI Korean War Veteran wearing his official full-size medals on his left breast and his full-size Korean Veterans Association of Canada medal bar on his right breast.

Korean Veterans Association Canada medals and blazer badges.

L to R: pair - Five Year Service Medal and Merit Medal. Single - Five Year Service Medal and ten year clasp.

For more information on the medals go to:

http://www.kvacanada.com/ha_kva.htm

Photo no. 4 is definitely a lapel badge. I've just received it by the post and it measures 2.5cm x .5 cm. and there is a hallmark, which I cannot make out and the word "Sterling."

A nice Saxon bar with a tailor's label.

Legion Condor bars are so colorful; I really like them. The White Military Merit Cross is so much scarcer than the red. Congratulations and what a bonus to have the original certificate for the pair.

A brace of Godets. : )

Thanks Larry! It is indeed the one from the US Holocaust Museum. Thanks for posting this info.

Hi,

is it an official Israeli medal or one from the Miles Lerman Center?

best

Chris

That's a good question. I don't know. If anyone knows, please respond. Thanks in advance.

Here's an Austrian bar with a tailor's label.

Guys

Thanks for following this topic.

Many of these guys suffered terribly and others had it fairly easy, largely depended on what camp they were asigned to. Officers and senior NCO's were treated a lot better than privates. Yes, many of these chaps held grudges for years after the war, an old soldier we knew would never buy any Japanese goods, as a friend of his died in a Jap POW camp. He only drove British cars, his last being a Mini Clubman.

Many POW's in Germany had it a lot better, those assigned to work in factories made the most of their time and supplemented their rations by many means even bartering with the German civilians. All these aspects make these groups special to me.

Brian

I remember reading an account about the PoWs who were on their way to the hell ships. There was a German sub in port and the German crew felt sorry for the Brits, Aussies, Americans, New Zealanders and Indian prisoners and gave them food and treated them very nicely despite their Japanese allies.

The Israeli Medal of Resistance was designed by Kenneth Treister. It is a bronze medal in the shape of a menorah, and depicts three Jewish partisans in a forest near Lublin in occupied Poland. The red stone beneath the Star of David symbolizes the Jewish blood shed while fighting the Germans. The blue and white represent the Jewish national colors. The Miles Lerman Center for the Study of Jewish Resistance annually honors outstanding examples of heroism with the Medal of Resistance.

The medal shown can be viewed in the US Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.

I see that you used your time in Washington wisely!

Regards

Brett

I had one afternoon and one morning free and so managed to see the 3rd floor of the American History Museum where the military section is and then Ford's Theater where Lincoln was assasinted, the second day went to Arlington and to the Holocaust Museum. Both are a must and very moving. Everyone should see the Holocaust Museum!

One thing that always strikes me very strongly about these chaps is that most went back to civvy life and carried on, probably mentioning their 'adventures' in the war rarely, if ever. "Soldiers for the working day" someone called them and prefectly ordinary blokes the rest of their lives. Or maybe not. Just can't get my head around that.

Peter

I don't know about that. My wife had a teacher in secondary school who was a PoW after being captured in Singapore. She said he had therapy and would go to retreats every summer the entire time she knew him. He hated the Japanese and refused to buy any Japanese products. After all I've read about what the Japanese did, they have much to be ashamed of. I recently saw the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC and there should be something like it about what the Japanese did in China and elsewhere.

Sherman's hat and sword

General Powell's and General Schwarskopf's fatigues from Desert Storm.

Audie Murphy's tunic with ribbons.

John Singleton Mosby's tunic and sword.

Adm. Farragut's Tunic and cap

Custer's Buckskin Jacket.

Andrew Jackson's uniform and sword.