Blak bart
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So I was hunting at one of my spots, and as always a curious person came up and started to chit chat and ask questions. I thought nothing of it and politely answered the typical questions that are asked. I noticed he was wearing quite a bit of gold, and when he asked me if I wanted a beer I accepted !! I was done for the day and headed out to my truck, so it was nice to pause for a beer and relax. As the conversation went on, he revealed that he had lost a ring swimming here over a year and a half ago !! I ask what it looks like , and he says it was silver with a lapis stone in it........I say, yup.....I got it, and he says how do you know so quickly you have it ? I tell him that I've only ever found one ring that had a lapis lazuli stone in it and it was silver, and I found it here !! I asked him what was inscribed on the back, and he says "Isreal 925". At this point I'm certain I have it, and I tell him I'll send him a picture, and if it's his he can come get it on his next trip to the keys !!
Well yesterday I met with him for lunch and beers and made the return !! Now this ring is a 50 dollar at best piece, and that's brand new and retail value. My scrap value is 10-20 bucks I'd say, so anyone driving a 120 mile round trip to get it must have great sentimental attachment to it. He also wanted to give me a reward for it, which I could not except.....you see....my new friend Joshua is an active duty soldier, and was here on leave. He did a tour in Iraq as an M1-Abrams tanker, and now he is cyber security at foreign embassies !! So...I could not except any reward from this warrior, but I did except a couple beers from him, and was happy to return this family heirloom to him.....it was purchased for him by his mom when she was on vacation in Jerusalem. Somewhere I have a post on here from the day I found it, and I remember my now deceased t-net friend RTR Roger liking it , and offering to buy it from me !! Im searching for that post to link to this one but can't find it yet ? 😕
God bless you Joshua, and thank you for your service.....glad I could help you get this sentimental piece back after almost 2 years !!
Well yesterday I met with him for lunch and beers and made the return !! Now this ring is a 50 dollar at best piece, and that's brand new and retail value. My scrap value is 10-20 bucks I'd say, so anyone driving a 120 mile round trip to get it must have great sentimental attachment to it. He also wanted to give me a reward for it, which I could not except.....you see....my new friend Joshua is an active duty soldier, and was here on leave. He did a tour in Iraq as an M1-Abrams tanker, and now he is cyber security at foreign embassies !! So...I could not except any reward from this warrior, but I did except a couple beers from him, and was happy to return this family heirloom to him.....it was purchased for him by his mom when she was on vacation in Jerusalem. Somewhere I have a post on here from the day I found it, and I remember my now deceased t-net friend RTR Roger liking it , and offering to buy it from me !! Im searching for that post to link to this one but can't find it yet ? 😕
God bless you Joshua, and thank you for your service.....glad I could help you get this sentimental piece back after almost 2 years !!
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