I was contacted by a distant family member through Ancestry.com. This is what he said:

Hey Marion,

Sure getting the dog tags would be nice, I dont know if your closer to the family owner than me. I dont feel right taking them if you are. If I am closer then at least I can talk to my grandmother and uncles and they can give me phone numbers and I could actually talk to the oldest child of Charles U. Culmer and I could give the dog tags to him or her. I am not fimilar with that side of the family so it would be a great opportunity to get to know that side and a good reason. Regardless of what you choose just know that if you give them to me I wont be holding on to them very long. They really dont feel like they are mine to keep. I will be passing them to a closer family member.

Thank you always

Chris

 

Oh trust me, I totally understand. Time is of the essence!

It's happened to me a few times. I'll get a letter from someone regarding one of our topics and they ask about a particular person or an old email that I posted here. Whoa! I have to explain that's it's been such a long time that I no longer have any contact with said person, etc., you get the drift. Sometimes it just doesn't work, but the only thing we can do is try our best.