Civil War re-enactors from the 125th N.Y. Regiment of Troy, N.Y., stand at attention during a special dedication ceremony Civil War veteran Pvt. Thomas Ray, 21, of Albany, Friday morning, May 3 ...

All sorts of mementos from all sorts of wars: Civil War caps, antique pistols, Purple Hearts, samurai swords, World War I trench kits. But there is a lot of Nazi memorabilia.

"I recall my father coming home when I was about 8 or 9 with two Civil War caps, one's gray and one's blue. And I wanted the gray one," Countryman said.