Got a Weird one- Bronze Cemetery Grave Marker- New in the Box

Ok.. To answer some questions:
1. Well that is my ethical dilemma. Seems too nice and sacred to scrap
2. Not sure if anyone on Ebay would really want an engraved marker of someone they don't know
3. This was sent to a mortuary from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Attaching some pics here for you guys.

Originally Posted by sledge42

Ok.. To answer some questions:
1. Well that is my ethical dilemma. Seems too nice and sacred to scrap
2. Not sure if anyone on Ebay would really want an engraved marker of someone they don't know
3. This was sent to a mortuary from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Attaching some pics here for you guys.

No you CAN NOT scrap it , if it was blank sure, but for G-D sakes its a military guy . the value for brass is no real big loss ,if its five pounds you can take a loss ,
I am sure some one in the Marines can figure his burial area. If not they could look him up and possibly find a proper place to put the marker. I would NEVER scrap it
if no body wanted it I would just keep it in my shop out of respect for the man and all those that fought during WW2

My father was born 1919 and was in Europe during the war , Four years living in tents, he told me you never really felt healthy.
He had gone all through Europe and into Germany and first hand saw the ovens in Auschwitz in Poland
Now if there was a plaque for my father that got lost in the shuffle . I say what good luck to the fellow to handle it proper.
-------------------
We are scrappers But as professionals we also need to realize our responsibility as we are given so much for free
occasionally we have to payfoward

==================
I see now it's a old post WELL fine this is SMF memorial to the sarge