LCpl Mark Lefler9054551<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My parents are dead, my aunts and uncles on that side of the family are dead. I have a lot of military stuff from my moms brother(Vietnam) and my moms cousin(Korea). This includes a purple heart. Letters from Vietnam etc.. It's interesting stuff, but it generally takes up space. Stuff could sit in my uncles sea trunk for generations that don't care about it. I don't know if there is some museum or historical society that would want it?What do I do with military items from past family generations including medals, letters etc..?2025-12-23T11:33:31-05:00LCpl Mark Lefler9054551<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My parents are dead, my aunts and uncles on that side of the family are dead. I have a lot of military stuff from my moms brother(Vietnam) and my moms cousin(Korea). This includes a purple heart. Letters from Vietnam etc.. It's interesting stuff, but it generally takes up space. Stuff could sit in my uncles sea trunk for generations that don't care about it. I don't know if there is some museum or historical society that would want it?What do I do with military items from past family generations including medals, letters etc..?2025-12-23T11:33:31-05:002025-12-23T11:33:31-05:00COL Private RallyPoint Member9054581<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Look and see if there's a local military or Veterans Museum, or - one in the area that the relatives you mentioned are from. At ours, the curator will make a whole display about one person if they are local and there's a story to tell - like letters, etc. Or, those items can be part of a larger grouping on the Vietnam or Korean war.Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 23 at 2025 12:37 PM2025-12-23T12:37:02-05:002025-12-23T12:37:02-05:00SP5 Peter Keane9054604<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/donors/materials.php">https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/donors/materials.php</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by SP5 Peter Keane made Dec 23 at 2025 1:36 PM2025-12-23T13:36:38-05:002025-12-23T13:36:38-05:00PO3 Phyllis Maynard9054659<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="120959" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/120959-lcpl-mark-lefler">LCpl Mark Lefler</a> , <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="15107" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/15107-12a-engineer-officer">COL Private RallyPoint Member</a> and <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1263495" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1263495-sp5-peter-keane">SP5 Peter Keane</a> gave you the suggestions I would have given.Response by PO3 Phyllis Maynard made Dec 23 at 2025 3:02 PM2025-12-23T15:02:53-05:002025-12-23T15:02:53-05:00SSG Roger Ayscue9054884<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The local VA Hospital, County Veterans Service Officer, or local VFW or American Legion.Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Dec 23 at 2025 11:09 PM2025-12-23T23:09:35-05:002025-12-23T23:09:35-05:00SSgt Richard Kensinger9055025<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>some donate them to a local military museum<br />richResponse by SSgt Richard Kensinger made Dec 24 at 2025 11:30 AM2025-12-24T11:30:14-05:002025-12-24T11:30:14-05:002025-12-23T11:33:31-05:00