WOW... really?

[ArmyGuy45]

Widow: Someone stole late husband's Medal of Honor


SAN ANTONIO—For a San Antonio widow, one of the last and most memorable items she had of her husband was the Medal of Honor he earned. But now, she says that treasured memento has been stolen.
Maria Rocko said she went to visit the gravesite of her husband, Louis Richard Rocko, on Monday, since it was the anniversary of his death.
Louis passed away on Halloween in 2002.
Rocko said when she returned home, she found her house torn apart and clearly burglarized.
While several electronic items were stolen, she said the biggest loss was her late husband’s Medal of Honor, which was awarded to him in 1974. Louis Rocko was an Army combat medic during the Vietnam War.
"Richard earned that medal," Maria Rocko said. "He did more for his community after he earned the medal, probably for the same type of people: he worked for homeless, he worked for kids at risk, he worked with a lot of drug addicts."
She said this is actually the second time her home has been burglarized in two weeks. A police report has been filed for each incident, but so far no arrests have been made.

Widow: Someone stole late husband's Medal of Honor | khou.com Houston


Really? Who the F* do you think you are? I thought they were serialized so you cant sell them or "fake" them.

[sdprof]

Well, that's a new entry in the "Lowest of the Low" category.

[Radio Relay]

Pathetic ...

The thieves probably don't even know what they have ...

[jimdanos]

What a true P.O.S. to do something like that.

[Jedi XD]

I hope that POS tries to pass himself off and the guys at professionalsoldiers.com get a hold of him...please let that happen...please Lord.

[bdavison]

Originally Posted by Jedi XD

I hope that POS tries to pass himself off and the guys at professionalsoldiers.com get a hold of him...please let that happen...please Lord.

Or, he tries to take it to a pawn shop and sell it to a veteran pawn shop owner.....
Can I watch.

[Johick05]

ya that idiot probably thought it was just some random piece of medal. i hope he tries to sell it

[Bonehead]

Originally Posted by bdavison

Or, he tries to take it to a pawn shop and sell it to a veteran pawn shop owner.....
Can I watch.

if the guy sees what it is I think he would do what he needs to to get it returned.

I hope he would anyway.

[STELLA]

That's pathetic. The sad part is it will probably end up in a landfill.

[Radio Relay]

Originally Posted by STELLA

That's pathetic. The sad part is it will probably end up in a landfill.

About 25 years ago, when I was relocating for a job, I had my most precious and personal memorabilia stolen. Military medals, yearbook from boot camp, high school year books, high school sports letters, all my scrap books and picture albums from my time in the Marine Corps and from Vietnam, and all my kids' baby pictures. Everything taken, and most likely thrown away, because they meant nothing to nobody, and had almost no value. Except that they were priceless to me.

I'd stupidly put them all in one box and then put a cheap camera in with them at the top of the box, and put that box in my car where it could be easily seen. The thief broke the window out of my car while it was parked in a hotel parking lot, and only took that one box. I guess he thought it was full of camera equipment.

To this day, I feel an ache in my heart when I think that I lost all those tangible links to my past. I certainly hope that lady gets her husband's MOH back. It surely means more to her than just a symbol of her husband's valor!