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Originally Posted by Jim O

Actually I have since read that he did not actually "donate" his medal but rather he sold it to his regiment which raised funds to purchase it. The regiment then donated it. That makes it no longer his property. He still owns a replica. Of course this is Internet gossip and I do not have a reliable source for this.

If it's true he have no legal case, althought I think it would be a nice gesture to let him wear his decorations last time before he dies, after all no matter what he did with them after he did earn them.