Brave Alright.

Thieves snatched nine Victoria Crosses, including one awarded to New Zealand's greatest war hero, Charles Upham, from the Army Museum in Waiouru.

"These are iconic things. They are part of New Zealand's history."

"The theft has left many veterans ( and I am sure many others) disgusted."

It is to be hoped that these icons are not subsequently located in that mist-ridden terrorist Urawera hideaway that was once the refuge of a Colin Mcahon painting ... after all Colin Mcahon created a series of paintings depicting our whakapapa ... and these medals similarly, and more emphatically, represent the same.