Lost military ID tags returned after 65 years

  • Mark Schiffman received his late father’s U.S. Coast Guard ID tags in the mail from New Jersey just after Memorial Day this year. A couple in Cape May found the long lost item on the beach with a metal detector and sent them to their rightful place with the veteran’s son. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
    Mark Schiffman received his late father’s U.S. Coast Guard ID tags in the mail from New Jersey just after Memorial Day this year. A couple in Cape May found the long lost item on the beach with a metal detector and sent them to their rightful place with the veteran’s son. Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
  • The training building used by the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department was only possible after a $6,000 donation from former fire chief Sy Schiffman. His name is on a plaque on the side of the building. File photo
    The training building used by the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department was only possible after a $6,000 donation from former fire chief Sy Schiffman. His name is on a plaque on the side of the building. File photo
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  • Mark Schiffman said his father, Sy, was his best friend. They enjoyed many activities together before Sy’s death in 2019. Mark moved to Sunrise Beach in late 2020 and started finding trinkets and keepsakes from his father’s life, including his U.S. Coast Guard dress blues (left). Contributed photos
    Mark Schiffman said his father, Sy, was his best friend. They enjoyed many activities together before Sy’s death in 2019. Mark moved to Sunrise Beach in late 2020 and started finding trinkets and keepsakes from his father’s life, including his U.S. Coast Guard dress blues (left). Contributed photos
  • Below: The volunteer fire department building was dedicated in 2018. Sy Schiffman (on left in background) was instrumental in the improvement of the department as chief and a donor. File photo
    Below: The volunteer fire department building was dedicated in 2018. Sy Schiffman (on left in background) was instrumental in the improvement of the department as chief and a donor. File photo
Sunrise Beach resident Mark Schiffman was treated to a Memorial Day surprise this year involving a remnant of his late father’s service in the U.S. Coast Guard. Schiffman received a message May 30 from a stranger on social media from Cape May, New Jersey claiming to have discovered military ID tags belonging to Sy Schiffman on a beach. “He probably learned to sail during the time he was in Cape…

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