No, Donuel. For example, my old boss, Ralph, kept his Marine Corps blues in pristine condition. They were a reminder to him of the guys he treated (he was a corpsman) on the beaches of Iwo Jima, of the guys he could save and those he couldn't. He kept in touch with many of those he saved and wept (I saw him) for those he couldn't.

No. The uniforms, the medals -- and I have mine -- are memories. There are those who brag about them, endlessly and repeatedly, and they are usually those who flew desks or fought it out on the parade ground.