I was out hunting a beach in Okinawa that used to be popular with US servicemembers right after the war and in the dry sand I found this rolled gold ID bracelet. That was 6 months ago or so. I had thought about maybe tracking this man down and returning it but had not done anything yet. Then I saw Clearwatermike's post about Angelo's Angels Dog Tag Return. I contacted Francesca via Facebook and she tracked Neal Moberly Jr down for me! He is 86 years old! Here is what Franceska said:
I'm smiling from ear to ear right now. He is at that address and the post office lady I spoke to, Patty, knew him personally and said He's such a nice man! She said just send the package with tracking info to the address you already have and that should be sufficient. I asked her to please give Mr. Moberly my thanks for his service. She also said what a nice thing *you* are doing wanting to return his tag. I echo her sentiments and am very glad you contacted me. It's so rare that we get to help out with a tag that turns out to be for a veteran who is still living.
So this is just awesome! He is living in Ahwahnee, California.
I am planning on just mailing it, as I live in Okinawa and cannot make such a long trip. If anyone lives 'round those parts and would like to help with the return please PM me and I can mail it to you to complete the return -- i'd love to hear a little bit of his story. I'd love to see Neal's face when he gets this back. I'd love to see a picture of the return! I'll hold off on sending it back for a week or so to see if anyone would like to take me up on this!
I'm smiling from ear to ear right now. He is at that address and the post office lady I spoke to, Patty, knew him personally and said He's such a nice man! She said just send the package with tracking info to the address you already have and that should be sufficient. I asked her to please give Mr. Moberly my thanks for his service. She also said what a nice thing *you* are doing wanting to return his tag. I echo her sentiments and am very glad you contacted me. It's so rare that we get to help out with a tag that turns out to be for a veteran who is still living.
So this is just awesome! He is living in Ahwahnee, California.
I am planning on just mailing it, as I live in Okinawa and cannot make such a long trip. If anyone lives 'round those parts and would like to help with the return please PM me and I can mail it to you to complete the return -- i'd love to hear a little bit of his story. I'd love to see Neal's face when he gets this back. I'd love to see a picture of the return! I'll hold off on sending it back for a week or so to see if anyone would like to take me up on this!