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The Circle of Life

Shipped out Warrant Officer William Caldwell    of the Canadian Army    went to war on the S.S. Narista It was a troop carrier in 1941 The U-Boats found her    and 200 troops went to their graves Plucked from the wreckage  that was washed ashore    was this soldiers dog tag        and a baby’s ring attached It was mailed to Canada    and misfiled by an Army clerk A researcher found the ring    60 years later, and started an investigation     He found the soldier’s daughter    born just a couple of weeks after       her father shipped out It’s strange how things happen    We don’t even know why And now the daughter    knows her father      in a strange almost forgotten way 

Copyright © July 2005 arnie s WACHMAN

Additional Notes:
It's strange alright. After I had published the poem "Mystery Solved" about a ring that had been found, this one appeared . The Lady's name is Vicki Brown who now lives in Raleigh, N.C. The curator of the Canadian War Museum tracked her down, and presented her with the ring. The cord that held the ring together with his dog tags was still intact. Amazing but true!


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