Colorado military medals recovered from forgotten safe deposit boxes are waiting on their owners

By Max White | KJCT8

With Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the State of Colorado is asking veterans and their families to check and potentially claim military medals, service records and missing money recovered from lost safety deposit boxes.

Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young said Monday that the Department of Treasury holds 18 military decorations, including five Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars and two National Defense Service Medals.

These items were discovered in forgotten safety deposit boxes.

“Our veterans have made extraordinary sacrifices in service to our country, and their families carry those legacies forward,” Young said in a statement. “We have a responsibility to safeguard these military honors and do everything we can to reunite them with the service members and families they belong to.”

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