Thursday, May 13, 2010

Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandpa's WWI helmet

Apparently, Grandpa (Richard Roos) saved his WWI helmet.  After I don't know how many decades of sitting in a cardboard box, it now enjoys a place of honor.  I was able to make a definitive identification of it by the 91 Division's evergreen tree insignia on the front.  By the way, their motto - Always Ready.

There's even still a blank piece of the stationary Grandpa used to write home on stuck way up in the crown.



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5 comments:

  1. ...and a place of HONOR it should have!!

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  2. Have to say, the stationary is amazing!

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  3. Cool! I have an old sailor's cap from WWII that was my husband's father's....and a really neat handmade knife.

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  4. What a great treasure to have!!

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