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    The SS# at that point is useless even to the best of scammers.
    Philip H Simmons number has expired and can’t be used again.
    But how many "dead" people have voted in the last couple of elections,,,thousands,,

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    Here's his gravesite: Philip Henry Simmons (1924 - 1992) - Find A Grave Memorial

    EDIT: Oops. Resurrected post from October got me. Sorry about that.
    Last edited by telecomguy; 11-30-2013 at 02:20 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    But how many "dead" people have voted in the last couple of elections,,,thousands,,
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    I deleted the url to the master death records in my last post, but I don’t believe that will make ANY difference in dead people voting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by telecomguy View Post
    Here's his gravesite: Philip Henry Simmons (1924 - 1992) - Find A Grave Memorial

    EDIT: Oops. Resurrected post from October got me. Sorry about that.
    No worries about resurrecting a post. I think this one will live and breathe for a while. I'm still waiting to hear back from the heir. I really want to get a picture of the plaque placed at the site of his burial. I think for everyone here that had a hand on getting it back to the rightful owners.. it would be a sense of closure for us all!
    I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!

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    I use to get on eBay and search "family bible". Then try to locate some of the descendants of names listed in the bibles. I got in touch with 3 or 4 different families. Not sure if they bought the bible or not. But I felt good about my efforts. I've been watching eBay for one of my own family bibles that was the source for some genealogy records I found online. I had contacted the son of the woman who had the bible (she's dead now) and he thought he might still have the bible but he's a junk dealer and might have sold it or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sledge42 View Post
    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.
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    I see now it's a old post WELL fine this is SMF memorial to the sarge
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    Hello, any markings either front or back? Size

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    Plaque has already been returned to a family member.
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    Shame thread can't be closed to all but Sledge, an the mods. Got folks coming in hollering an not bothering to read the first 5 pages..heck or even the five posts before the last two that said he had it resolved, an it wouldn't scrap it if he could. Heh.

    Sledge your such a rabble rouser.

    Sirscrapalot - Off to cause trouble somewhere else, this thread is done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    Shame thread can't be closed to all but Sledge, an the mods. Got folks coming in hollering an not bothering to read the first 5 pages..heck or even the five posts before the last two that said he had it resolved, an it wouldn't scrap it if he could. Heh.
    Maybe they posted those comments while reading page one, when so many were saying "sell it" ; )

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    Then they should look to see the other 4 pages.

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    maybe they don't know there's four more pages ; )

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    I'll get to work on the sticky pointing out where the date is for posts, an the page count. Knock two birds out with one..ahh sticky.

    Sirscrapalot - Date's in the upper left of the post, page count is upper right of post at top, and lower right at the bottom of a thread. Sticky done.

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    I can try Bear, I can try!

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    my friend was using his grandpas headstone as a luanch ramp in his backyard skatepark.
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