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Hidden : 7/23/2004
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A prize is in the cache for the next finder


Between the Manchester Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library and the boat ramp, there is a small, but very important, to us anyway, Veterans Memorial. The names at this memorial are of the residents of Manchester that have served in the US Armed Forces, and, in a few cases, died for their Country.

This Memorial is the result of a joint effort of the AMVETS Port Orchard Post 4, and the residents of Manchester. It is maintained by volunteers.

As you read the names, please keep in mind that those individuals’names were put there by their families, and not any faceless agency.

This is my town’s Memorial. Please treat it with respect.

The coordinates above will take you to Waypoint #1. There, you need to find the bricks that are blanked out in the photos. Some of the blanked out information on those bricks is needed to find the coordinates of the cache itself.

You do NOT need the photos to find the bricks. The memorial ain’t that big. But, they might make it easier.

To find ABC, take Mark Whitehead's first 3 digits of his first year and add 157.

N 47° 33.ABC

To find XYZ, take the last 3 digits of Fred Ballard's YEAR, and subtract 344.

W 122° 32.XYZ

The final coordinates were taken with a 20-foot EPE. Your mileage may vary.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1) bhpu 2) Gurer ner gjb oevpxf sbe serq hfr gur bar jvgu bayl bar lrne

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)