Souvenirs From War – Stay Back
Many veterans of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam brought home tales of heroism and valor and, unbeknownst to their loved ones, potentially explosive war souvenirs.The police in Bangor, Me., received a call this month: a woman found a live hand grenade in a moving box, where it had probably sat for decades.
She believed that it belonged to her late husband, who served in the Vietnam War and probably brought it home as a keepsake.
A bomb squad was summoned to detonate it.
“These men are passing away because they’re in their 80s or 90s, and now, unfortunately, family members are unaware of the fact that they have war souvenirs,” said Sgt. Andrew Parsons of the New Hampshire State Police explosives unit.
“When they find Grandpa’s treasure chest and pull things out, lo and behold there’s a hand grenade at the bottom.”
