With the huge numbers of dead during WW1 and WW2, these relic-hunter guys have only touched the tip of the iceburg. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers still somewhere under the dirt in forests, swamps and beaches.
Another few hundred thousand or so will never be found because many were blown to tiny pieces or evaporated into a rain of blood.
I`d love to head to several places (France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, the Pacific islands, etc.) and scour the land: many of the dead are there, they just have to be found.
There is alot of money to be had for those that find a war site and just leave the bones - selling helmets, coins, ammo, daggers, weapons, papers, personal affects, etc. But I hate it when I see someone selling a dog tag-ID tag. Usually I see people selling German tags and if they could part with it and turn it in to the German authorities then perhaps one more 20 or 21 yr old could be listed as KIA instead of MIA.
Another few hundred thousand or so will never be found because many were blown to tiny pieces or evaporated into a rain of blood.
I`d love to head to several places (France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, the Pacific islands, etc.) and scour the land: many of the dead are there, they just have to be found.
There is alot of money to be had for those that find a war site and just leave the bones - selling helmets, coins, ammo, daggers, weapons, papers, personal affects, etc. But I hate it when I see someone selling a dog tag-ID tag. Usually I see people selling German tags and if they could part with it and turn it in to the German authorities then perhaps one more 20 or 21 yr old could be listed as KIA instead of MIA.