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That's great news !
The other side of the coin: I brought back "souvenirs" from Vietnam. Getting to that point when one foot is on a banana peel and the other on a slope I thought the same, i.e. preserve these remembrances of a long. long, time ago in a galaxy far, far, away. Contacted a war memorial museum and asked if they would like a donation? Reply: "Well we really have lots of donations but if you really need to send it we'll take it". Two weeks later they opened their doors to an public auction.
So when they stand me on tip-toes and drive me into the ground with a mallet everything goes on Ebay.
As to "Stolen Valor", as I have posted before, I simply do not care. Military awards are given out for so many reasons which have nothing to do with the perceived meaning of that award. Officers, especially career-types hand each other awards at the drop of a hat while special forces units acting alone and under cover often cannot supply the required documentation for an award so the award is either not given or is down-graded.