Thank you all for your kind thoughts. It will be some time before I get to go through all the memorabilia to determine damage. I'm glad it was flood and not fire, but I was just astonished how fast the water goes all through the house and how quickly cardboard boxes wick up the water. Within 30 minutes (it flooded about 3-4 hours) the water was at the far end of the house and water soaked about 6 inches up all the boxes. Tubs tubs tubs people! Worth the few dollars extra. And I am blessed that my prewar primary collection was unharmed, and especially that family photos and such were pretty much okay. Just hoping someone else can learn from this. Also, I regret holding off on CIA collectibles insurance. Here's hoping USAA covers it all!
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