War Souvenirs in the T2KU

[Raellus]

I caught a few minutes of the last episode of Band of Brothers on the telly yesterday and it got me thinking about the time-honored tradition of souvenir hunting on the battlefield. Today I caught a bit on an old Pawn Stars where a man brought some German bayonets his father had scrounged up in WWII into the shop. I hadn't heard this before but the expert they brought in to appraise the items shared a quote that went something like this: "The British fight for honor, the French fight for glory, and the Americans fight for souvenirs." He also said G.I.s would sometimes just write their address on a helmet, slap some stamps on it, and mail it back to the States without properly wrapping/packaging it! My own grandfather "liberated" a Kriegsmarine dagger, a Luger pistol, and a Japanese officer's sword during his USN service in WWII (unfortunately for me, my cousin got it all when the Captain died). I'm rambling. On to the question!

Would true souvenir hunting occur late in the Twilight War? I kind of don't see the point. Anything worth scavenging would most likely be put to use. And what are the chances of getting war booty back home to show it off? Would there be a market among the REMFs in the rear areas for souvenirs? Would there be that many REMFs c. 2000? I doubt it. If there's no realistic prospect or likelihood of mailing it home, getting back home to show it off to family (all your friends would likely have equal access to war souvenirs) or selling it, what's the point? I'm sure some folks would still pick up souvenirs just for the heck of it but I'm thinking that the drive to loot for profit or just for looting sake would not be very powerful in the T2KU. Looting would be widespread, but it would be of a much more practical nature.

What are your thoughts on the matter of souvenir hunting in the Twilight World?