Replacing awards, trophies

Would you ever consider replacing medals/decorations/awards that were stolen/lost, or would you consider this too vain?

Lubaolong said:

Would you ever consider replacing medals/decorations/awards that were stolen/lost, or would you consider this too vain?

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Replacing them with what? Those things give people a motivation to complete their goals.

I think you need to evaluate on a case by case basis but yes, I think it's a worthwhile action.

@Jim Say you misplaced your military medals but think your kids might want them one day in the future. These can be easily replaced by contacting the military branch. This is more of a no-brainer to me. But what if you had a number of trophies that were stolen? Let's presume you have pictures of you receiving these trophies and that a local trophy shop could easily replicate them. Would it be vain to seek replacements? What is the difference between getting trophy replacements and requesting the military to reissue some medals? The situations seem similar but feel different to me.

Lubaolong said:

@Jim Say you misplaced your military medals but think your kids might want them one day in the future. These can be easily replaced by contacting the military branch. This is more of a no-brainer to me. But what if you had a number of trophies that were stolen? Let's presume you have pictures of you receiving these trophies and that a local trophy shop could easily replicate them. Would it be vain to seek replacements? What is the difference between getting trophy replacements and requesting the military to reissue some medals? The situations seem similar but feel different to me.

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From what I've seen, when you die, nobody wants your trophies. Many people collect things that nobody wants when they're gone. As an old man, I like having my trophies around to remind me of the days when I was good at something. If I replaced them it would be for me, not someone else.

ralphc1 said:

From what I've seen, when you die, nobody wants your trophies. Many people collect things that nobody wants when they're gone. As an old man, I like having my trophies around to remind me of the days when I was good at something. If I replaced them it would be for me, not someone else.

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There are possessions from my parents and grandparents I keep or will one day keep to remember them by.

My father won an award for being the top soccer referee in North America, when he passes, I'll keep that, display it and cherish it. My grandfather worked for decades at Mack Truck and when he retired he received a steel bowl with the Mack Truck dog on it, when he passed my grandmother gave it to me, and I display it in my front hall.

I agree that most people collect things that nobody else will ever care about, but if you have a good relationship with your children and grandchildren, they're going to want things that were important to you.