Quote Originally Posted by rball5 View Post
This shouldn't be a worry for two reasons:
1) What kind of lowlife would steal a military service award!? OK nevermind - on to reason two
2) After someone has passed, these awards can be reissued to the next of kin. Veterans affairs can point you in the right direction, but you'll need a death certificate, birth certificate (of the person requesting), and your DD214 (which the VA can also help the next of kin aquire).

Don't let some scumbag theif deter you from displaying your awards - you earned em!
I've got some things that are definitely irreplaceable and a pretty big temptation.

It sucks I can't leave them out - but she makes a good point. I'd much rather my kids get the goodies than a scumbag...