Art of Manliness

Appropriate or disrespectful

ln my youth my grandfather who was in the marines during WW2 gifted me a ring that was a copy of the one he wore , but as teens l suspect that my brother stole it as l know l did not misplace it , now that he has been gone for a few years now l miss him and pretty much the only thing he ever gave me , so my question is is it disrespectful to him and other vets if l replace it myself being that l never server in the armed forces .

This is the type of ring that he gave me .

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Permalink Reply by Nathanael on September 28, 2012 at 11:03pm

I'm inclined to think that a replacement heirloom is a bit of a contradiction, and likely to be more trouble than it's worth.

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Permalink Reply by Arthur on September 29, 2012 at 4:15am

I vote no, but you could take the money you want to spend on the ring and donate to the VA or Wounded Warrior Project in honor of your Grandfather.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Splash on September 29, 2012 at 4:41pm

l was wanting a replacement to put into a treasure box that my child could wonder at and ask questions about . As for the $160 dollars it would cost to replace , l have spent ten times that over the years on donations to various return servicemen charities .

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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on September 29, 2012 at 4:44pm

I'd put the $160 in a fund for his college.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Splash on September 29, 2012 at 5:18pm

Jon , l pretty much already have that sorted .

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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on September 29, 2012 at 5:28pm

My opinion: Spend the money on something else.

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Permalink Reply by Native Son on September 29, 2012 at 8:13am

So you're asking if it's appropriate to replace a lost copy of a ring with another copy?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Splash on September 29, 2012 at 4:32pm

Yes thats what im asking .

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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on September 29, 2012 at 8:15am

You don't actually wear it do you?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Splash on September 29, 2012 at 4:35pm

As a kid l did wear it in my room and just before l lost it , l think l was about sixteen/seventeen l would wear it every now and then on a necklace .

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Permalink Reply by Max Power on September 29, 2012 at 6:10pm

If you don't actually wear it, I don't see any problem replacing the copy, keeping it in a treasure box for your son and using it as a piece to begin a discussion about the sacrifices that were made and to honor of your Grandfather by keeping his memory alive in another generation.

If you have the means and the good intentions do it