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12-02-2007, 01:15 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Zealand
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 | Stolen VCs Hi guys. I've just watched a segment on the news about how eleven Victoria Crosses were stolen from the NZ Army Museum, Charles Upham's VC and bar included. Why in the hell would you steal medals? I just don't see the point. James.
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12-02-2007, 02:00 AM
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| aka Dickcheese   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Scumbags. Bf there is no point. They are goblins, thieves, evildoers. You can't contrast what mental cases do versus what the majority of society does and make leaps of logic. Build bigger prisons and mental facilities. You are either evil or mental. Pick your institution. Just get them off the street.
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12-02-2007, 02:51 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg
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| Thats sad to hear.
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12-02-2007, 03:41 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Zealand
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| I just hope they get those VCs back, Hunter.
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12-02-2007, 04:06 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg
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| Agreed
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12-02-2007, 04:11 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL
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| Not cool.. U know damn well they may end up on some 15 year olds leather jacket. . |
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12-02-2007, 05:43 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Terrible to hear. They will probably be sold discreetly and end up in some private collection. A VC sold in Australia (legally) went for a million bucks not long ago...
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12-02-2007, 03:44 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kiwi Land
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| The story is here. VCs may have been stolen to order: PM - 03 Dec 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news One day they will meet the old soldiers somewhere. Then they will find out.
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12-02-2007, 04:06 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Dam K9, u been gone awhile....
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12-02-2007, 07:35 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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 | Another disgrace. This f*cks me off big time. Hope they catch the f*ckers. Nice to see you again K9.
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12-03-2007, 02:41 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, Texas.
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 | It goes to show you that money and greed can just completely eclipse history, honor, bloodshed, bravery. It's sad. When they find the bottom feeders you need to send them off to war to get their own damn medals!
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12-03-2007, 03:05 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia
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| well this pisses me off. what a ****ing disgrace
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12-03-2007, 06:48 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| how sad. What drives this bastards I;ll never know. I mean I realise its money but there is something else there.
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12-03-2007, 07:47 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kiwi Land
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| Been busy with our business, and the Fire Brigade. Inside word is the chase is on, who catches them first the Police, or the Returned Servicemens Association. Second bet is, which one will present them alive to a court. 
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12-04-2007, 04:45 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Zealand
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| K9, I'll put money on that the RSA will catch them first.
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