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MISpiritRider
10-01-2006, 06:05 PM
Does anyone know what this is? My mom says it is something her uncle John got from the military, that's all she knows. Engraved near the top is POST and near the bottom is 1500. It has a stake that looks like it can be driven into the ground.

Thanks,
Kevin

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k178/MISpiritRider/Symbol.jpg
AirportFF
10-01-2006, 09:28 PM
I would say it's some sort of grave marker. Did your uncle belong to any civic organizations? (Kiwanis, Masons, etc.) I don't know if it's a military marker. There's no unit insignias or anything. The "post 1500" has me thinking maybe VFW or something.
MISpiritRider
10-01-2006, 09:34 PM
I can't say what organizations he was in, I never met the man.. He lived in Missouri, we are in Michigan, I remember the family driving down when I was about 5 or 6 to get all of his crap when he died. If it can't be identified, it'll probably always hang in the garage, and I'll probably ask someone about it a few years from now, like I have in the past... :huh:
AirportFF
10-01-2006, 09:35 PM
American Legion...take a look at their emblem
AirportFF
10-01-2006, 09:36 PM
Where in Missouri did he live?
MISpiritRider
10-01-2006, 09:40 PM
I think near St. Louis, isn't there a huge Zoo there? I remember going there, that's about it...
AirportFF
10-01-2006, 09:43 PM
Try swinging by an American Legion post or VFW. I did a quick search of Missouri and Illinois and there is no post 1500 listed. But it may have been disbanded. But I'm willing to bet that it's affiliated with one or the other
MISpiritRider
10-01-2006, 09:46 PM
good to know.. Thanks for the help! Ride On...
jrod1970
10-01-2006, 09:56 PM
Respect it, thats all i have to say!:thumbsup:
Free Spirit
10-02-2006, 09:02 AM
It's the symbol of the Catholic War Veterans... http://www.cwv.org/

It's most likely either a funerary marker or what we would now eefer to as a "yard stake".

I can't find anything about Post 1500, but you can probably contact them throught he link on their site and ask them about it. They can probably even tell you what the artifact is.
MISpiritRider
10-02-2006, 10:35 AM
My grandpa went to a catholic church too, I never liked going,

Like Larry the cable guy, "up down up down take a shot.." Not one for wine or beer! Yuck
pegscraper
10-02-2006, 10:57 AM
That is definatly a civil war vet marker. More than likely for a grave.
Free Spirit
10-02-2006, 11:12 AM
Actually it's this...Catholic War Veterans ... http://www.cwv.org/
ACE-Rider
10-02-2006, 11:21 AM
It's the symbol of the Catholic War Veterans... http://www.cwv.org/

It's most likely either a funerary marker or what we would now eefer to as a "yard stake".

I can't find anything about Post 1500, but you can probably contact them throught he link on their site and ask them about it. They can probably even tell you what the artifact is.

I believe your right, I believe it is a grave marker.
pegscraper
10-02-2006, 11:22 AM
You must be right. I've seen those before but I always thought it was Civil.....
Free Spirit
10-02-2006, 01:51 PM
You must be right. I've seen those before but I always thought it was Civil.....

That was my first thought too, but when I tried to Google it.. I got nuthin... so I switched to Catholic... and viola... there it was...:thumbsup:
dakota99rt
10-02-2006, 02:55 PM
Um...... does that mean someones been stealing head stones???? :no:
Drepanon
10-02-2006, 03:19 PM
All i know... is.... you better put that back before Uncle John comes looking for it!