I tie mine up in a plastic bag and put it in my pack. Two months later, when our tour is up, I worry that some customs officer at the airport might confiscate the uniform, declaring it a sanitary hazard. When I get home, I put it in my basement, hidden, where it has sat for the past 15 years. The watch I wore in the war and still wear now I plan to give to my son. Sometimes I think that maybe I should still keep it, but just wash it instead.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2019 20:15 UTC