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A silver US army ring that had been missing for two decades is back with the soldier who once wore it, completing a promise a Fort Worth woman made about three years ago. asserted

woman → miss → promise

In 2023, when Mary Thelen found the ring, she told NBC 5 Responds that she would keep looking for its owner. asserted

she → find → owner

She had found the possession tucked inside an old footlocker belonging to her son, Douglas, who served four tours in Iraq. asserted

who → find → Iraq

Douglas did not remember exactly where he found it, thinking it might have been overseas, either in a truck or somewhere in the sand near Baghdad. uncertain

it → remember → Baghdad

Finding the owner was made a tad bit easy with the clues on the ring itself. asserted

Finding → find → ring

When the outlet shared Thelen's story first in February 2023, it attracted plenty of attention. asserted

it → share → attention

Online sleuths began contacting a man by that name. asserted

sleuths → begin → name

“I had a lot of people messaging me on Facebook, just randomly,” Sheppard recalled. asserted

Sheppard → have → Facebook

“One of my coworkers told me about a story they’d seen, and they were like, ‘You think that’s yours?’” asserted

that → tell → story

For a while, it seemed the mystery had been solved, but Sheppard and Thelen never connected and the ring remained in her care. asserted

ring → seem → care

But Thelen did not calm down in her efforts and kept searching for the ring's rightful owner. asserted

Thelen → calm → owner

“I can see that this ring belongs to a person who really wants it back, and I really want to meet him,” she said. asserted

she → see → him

Back to the owner Sheppard shared that he had not seen the ring since 2006. asserted

he → share → 2006

Then, during the summer of 2026, Sheppard reached out to NBC 5 seeking help recovering his ring. asserted

Sheppard → reach → ring

A few weeks later he and Thelen met each other. asserted

he → meet → other

“See if you remember that,” Thelen said as she handed him the ring. asserted

she → see → ring

“Oh, my goodness,” Sheppard replied. asserted

Sheppard → reply → ?

“I haven’t seen this in forever.” asserted

I → see → forever

Sheppard shared that he had not seen the ring since 2006. asserted

he → share → 2006

He ordered it after completing basic training. asserted

He → order → training

The design was a personal snapshot of the young soldier he was at the time, featuring his name, his Texas roots and his nickname, 'T-Bone'. asserted

he → feature → name

“I’m glad it’s back where it belongs,” Thelen told him. asserted

Thelen → ’m → him

While the owner was revealed, what still remained a mystery was how the ring reached somewhere in Iraq. asserted

ring → reveal → Iraq

Sheppard never deployed to Iraq, meaning Douglas could not have found the ring there. uncertain

Douglas → deploy → ring

Moreover, Sheppard added that he had only worn it once or twice. asserted

he → add → it

“The last place I can remember having my ring would be Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 82nd Airborne Unit,” he said. asserted

he → remember → ring

It turns out Douglas was also stationed at Fort Bragg during that period. asserted

Douglas → turn → period

Both men worked in the same area. asserted

men → work → area

Sheppard believes he may have removed the ring while working. uncertain

he → believe → ring

Douglas likely found it and forgot about it, until his mother uncovered it many years later. asserted

mother → find → it

Whether Terry and Douglas ever crossed paths remains unknown. asserted

crossed → cross → paths

“I just never thought I’d actually see this again,” Sheppard said. asserted

Sheppard → think → this

US Army ring lost in 2006 found in another soldier’s footlocker; returned to owner 20 years later

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