Twice a year we bring the whole family here on Veteran's Day and
on Memorial Day to remember those who have so bravely served our
great nation. The city has a short ceremony here on those days.
There is always an interesting speaker, patriotic music, taps being
played, and a volley being fired. The highlight of the event for my
kids is the opportunity to "police the brass" after the final
volley. There is also a very nice and peaceful foundtain with
benches located next to it as well giving the visitor a time to sit
and reflect.
To find the final all that is needed is for you to walk
through the gardens and find info off of the memorial stones and
plaques.
The format of the final cordinates will be as follows:
N 42 AB.CDE W 085 JK.LMN
A = Count the number bricks with names of them which symbolize
those lost from our area and then subtract 4 from the War of
Terror.
B = Find the plaque from the Persian Gulf. Add the numbers of MIA
and KIA together and divide that total by 123.
C = Find the plaque from the Vietnam War. Find the total of those
who served and use the thousands digit.
D = Find the Korean War plaque. Find the number of those who
served. Use the millions digit.
E = Find the World War II plaque. Do you recognize the date listed
as the official start of the war? Find the number of those who
served. Use the very first digit in that number.
J = Find the Spanish American War plaque. Take the tens digit of
those who had served and subtact it by 2.
K = Find the World War I plaque. Find number of those wounded in
action. Look at the one's digit and subtract that by 1.
L = Find the Civil War plaque. Take ones and tens digits and add
them together from the number of those who served.
M = Find the plaque from the Mexican War. Take the last three
digits of those who had served and then add all three together.
Take that total and divide it by 8.
N = Find the plaque from the War of 1812. Find the number of those
who had served. Take the hundreds digit and add 1.
This cache is located within Pinery Park, a
part of the City of Wyoming park system. For general information,
please call 616-530-3164, or visit our website at
http://www.ci.wyoming.mi.us/ParksRec/parks-recreation.asp. All park
rules and regulations apply.
