Yes you are correct, emotions do play a big part in what we do, for the very reasons that we are continually having to remind people like you that these digs are conducted with the greatest respect, they are in conjuction with the War graves commision in a lot of cases and with the full approval of the local authorities concerned, remains that are found are collected and repatriated with a proper burial instead of an unknown and unmarked grave and if any ID can be proved , proper attempts are made to contact next of kin, i feel your comments are misguided and condescending towards the people who do nothing but good , and if, as you state, you make your comments with all due respect, you would refrain from continually using the word "profiteering" . As stated previously, items that you have acquired may well be pickings by a Vet who either killed or removed from a dead body on the battlefield, so if your morals are so ingrained then perhaps this hobby is one you should seriously reconsider and donate all your collection to a museum, and i say this with all due respect
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