Metaldiggr
Full Member
A few years ago I came across a location that once was the site of a military camp from WW I to WW II. I detected the area for a month or so in the spring and found a bunch of old coins and relics. Last year I made the trip back and ended up digging an old dog tag. All the info was there... Name, address, next of kin.... I spent a couple weeks searching but couldn't find anyone in the area of the address so I put the tag in with my finds and forgot about it. Around Christmas last year I pulled it out and tried again to return the tag to the family. I found a close match, A woman, called and left a message. The next day she called back crying, said yesterday (the day I initially called) was her parents anniversary, they passed away years ago. She was amazed that someone would take the time to return the tag and was excited to get it back.
If you're interest, here's a video of me finding the tag and a cut-in with the "thank you" letter she mailed back to me.
https://youtu.be/4sur-LSeRjc
I just think it's a great metal detecting story!
If you're interest, here's a video of me finding the tag and a cut-in with the "thank you" letter she mailed back to me.
https://youtu.be/4sur-LSeRjc
I just think it's a great metal detecting story!
THAT gets the dinger from me! I totally understand as some of my most satisfying moments in detecting have been returns. Good job!!!
And .... it's *those* stories that steal the day. Meanwhile, I'm trying to draw the visitor's gaze back to a gold coin, etc...
But they'll often explain to me how it was hand-made, or passed down to them 5 generations so-far in their family. Or that the boyfriend spent a month working overtime at his job, to afford that particular ring, with which he proposed to her with said ring. 
