Medals stolen

[nudemetalz]

Just saw on the news some Victoria Cross medals were stolen after a heist in the early hours of the morning at the Waiouru Museum.
What disrespecting a-holes !!!!!! :mad:

[Hitcher]

Bastards! They'll have fun trying to sell them though.

[janno]

Yes, but won't it be like high end art theft? The rich collector who has "ordered" them will know they are hot, he or she just wants the thrill of owning them and doesn't care if anyone else ever knows they have them?

I sincerely hope it's a bunch of keen amateurs who don't really know what they have got in to, rather than stolen to order.

[MSTRS]

Those medals were targetted. The buyer(s) won't care, and will have them tucked away for their private viewing pleasure. They are collectively worth millions...didn't the family turn down $3.5M for Charles' VC and bar?

[deanohit]

They are collectively worth millions...didn't the family turn down $3.5M for Charles' VC and bar?
About $20 million worth it said on the news.

I sincerely hope it's a bunch of keen amatuers who don't really know what they have got in to, rather than stolen to order.
Well, they'll know what they have after it was blabbed on the news how much they are worth.:angry2:

[Pussy]

A curse on the thieves for their disrespect

[pzkpfw]

If the culprits are caught (and proven guilty) I'd suggest community action.

I will volunteer my pine tree and my rope.


(Yes.)

[Hitcher]

The people to whom these medals were awarded are 1,000,000-times braver than the thieving scum who have now desecrated their legacy.

Once caught, I would like them staked to the ground so that I, and others who so feel the urge, can piss on them.

[nudemetalz]

The people to whom these medals were awarded are 1,000,000-times braver than the thieving scum who have now desecrated their legacy.

Once caught, I would like them staked to the ground so that I, and others who so feel the urge, can piss on them.

I now have a bladder-full ready and waiting !!

[Romeo]

They should have their citizenship revoked, be put on a raft and sent off.

[Hitcher]

They should have their citizenship revoked, be put on a raft and sent off.

Can those of us whose back teeth are floating, please piss on them first?

[Swoop]

Sounding fishier by the minute.
Stolen to order but didn't take two others with Ozzie connections?

With all of the dodgy dealings that go on in that museum, why am I not surprised.

[Mom]

I am genuinely upset about this...(aplolgies Hitcher, I have discovered you are right, the dots replace words!)

There is no legitimate (sp) market for these medals, pox on the person that ordered them into their collection. I hope that the people responsible for stealing them, will hold back delivery and the insurance companies can match the reward so these iconic gems can be restored to the families that loaned them to us!

*Here follows a huge string of words that I would wash my kids mouths out with*

ARS#$%^ CU^&$!!!!!!

[young1]

Just shows how low some people stoop!

[Deano]

The people to whom these medals were awarded are 1,000,000-times braver than the thieving scum who have now desecrated their legacy.

Once caught, I would like them staked to the ground so that I, and others who so feel the urge, can piss on them.

I would like to see the thieving low life scumbags try to get past the rightful medal owners in order to steal them........

I have a photo of my pop and 4 of his peers at Guadal Canal - all about 21 years old and looking invincible in their army uniforms. It certainly shed a different light on the 'pop' that I knew as a kid.

The crazy thing is - the medals are really just lumps of metal - it is the history, the honour and the pride with which they were earned that gives them their true value.

[RDJ]

That is so low...

Those involved may look alive and be walking around but inside they are dead and soulless.

It's not the actual medals per se as much as it's the disrespect to those who earned them, and all their fellows - on both sides.

[inlinefour]

The people to whom these medals were awarded are 1,000,000-times braver than the thieving scum who have now desecrated their legacy.

Indeed and they fought so that the thieving wankers could share O2 with the rest of us, which is a waste IMO. I know of other items being returned after alot of bad press via the media. Hopefully this will pan out the same way.

[Dave-]

fuck sake what utter filth.

to be honest though they are just metal, we all know who they rightfully belong to and for what reason.

metal will break down over time, decay, the necklace will rot....but a hero like charlie will live on forever.

even if the medals are found, in years to come I will tell my kids of charlie upham and read them mark of the lion.

[spudchucka]

The psychic in me as saying that they may have been taken to the same area that the stolen Colin McKarn (SP) painting ended up.

[Skyryder]

The crazy thing is - the medals are really just lumps of metal - it is the history, the honour and the pride with which they were earned that gives them their true value.


And that is what has been stolen. The nations heritage and dare I say it................our culture.


Skyryder

[jrandom]

Once caught, I would like them staked to the ground so that I, and others who so feel the urge, can piss on them.

+1.

This is upsetting.

All I will say here is that I'm very, very glad that I finally (after years of being short of round tuits) stopped at the Army Museum on my last ride down to Wellington and visited the Valour Alcove while the VCs were still there.

[Lias]

Words are inadequate to describe the feelings of sadness and anger I feel over this. It's a kick to our nations collective crown jewels, and spitting in the face of all our of veterans and war dead. A slow painful death would be too good for the scum that have done this, but what truly saddens me is the fact that our society has gone to shit so much that someone has even been able to concieve of this crime. To me things like this (and others worse to come I'm sure) are the result of political correctness, no more smacking, no more caning in schools.. no more mr plod giving a size 10 attitude readjustment.

We live in a world of shit, and its only going to get worse :-(

[yungatart]

It's a sad day indeed, when shit like this happens.
For once, I am stuck for words.

[Dooly]

The psychic in me as saying that they may have been taken to the same area that the stolen Colin McKarn (SP) painting ended up.

Would'nt surprise me, and if they are,.........I'm sure the wet bus tickets will be ready for the culprits via the liberal pansy shirt lifting brigade.

[MisterD]

Is anyone else thinking "inside job"? The VC's are made from melted down cannon, right...so an appropriate punishment would be to strap the low-life scum over the muzzle of a cannon and fire it,,:angry:

[heyjoe]

My thoughts.
The people that stole them and the people who will receive them are now considered scum in the eyes of most people of this land. The thefts have insulted the people who were awarded the medals and the people that fought alongside them. It's not so much what they (the medals) are made of, it's what they represent. Medals are not won. They are awarded for courageous actions taken in the most difficult circumstances. Good luck to the authorities in getting them back.

[Swoop]

*Cough* (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Antiques-collectables/Militaria/Medals/auction-134200682.htm)

[Pussy]

I still reckon this is one of the most shameful chapters in our history. Words are not adequate to describe the disrespect shown by the perpetrators