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Unknown CacheGarden of Honor

A cache by Rabbit of Caerbannog Hidden : 6/12/2009
Size: Size: Regular (Regular) Difficulty: 2 out of 5 Terrain: 2 out of 5
  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.??? 
In North Carolina, United States

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The cache is NOT located at the listed coordinates. Nor is it located within the I-485 right of way. You must retrieve the correct numbers by solving the clues below.

I decided that for my birthday, I would give everyone else a gift. And so I present to you "Garden of Honor". I hope you enjoy it!

The coordinates above will bring you to a parking area within Crown Memorial Park, a cemetary near Pineville, NC. And more specifically, to the Garden of Honor section, which is reserved for those who have served our country in the military or emergency services. There is a wonderful statue of a bugle boy here with a plaque commemorating those who gave their lives on 9/11. Take a moment to pay your respects to those interred here and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation!

Solve the following clues to get the final coordinates:

A = "Be Cool" - Which day of the month did he die?

B = Under ____ & Key; What month did Edna pass away?

C = SPC Christopher Hill (US Army) gave his life for his country in Iraq in 2004. What was his age at the time? Then subtract 22.

D = "The Jerry" was born in this year; minus 1947.

E = Doodles & Little Dolly's "Pop Pop" was born in this year; minus 1925.

F = Visit the Bugle Boy statue to find the missing number(s): __/27/02

Final coordinates are:
N 35 06.ABC W 80 53.DEF

Cache is NOT located on Cemetary property, but is less than 1/2 mile drive away. You do NOT need to cross the fence to find the cache.

Check Sum: A+B+C+D+E+F=19

Container is a normal sized Lock-and-Lock box. FTF gets a cutting-edge prize!!!

If you come during the evening rush (generally 4-7 PM), you'll appreciate the fact that you are on this road and not the one below!! So enjoy this little-known "cut through" and the GARDEN OF HONOR!

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

 

haqre n gerr; arne gur srapr

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)

 

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 July 17 by vivace2 (29 found)

Great idea for a hide. Thanks.

This entry was edited by vivace2 on Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 11:06:08.

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 July 17 by Leafer54 (3865 found)

I came to visit my sister (ClemsonMom) and mom (RedOwl80). Our cousin (vivace2) was also visiting, so we decided to go caching. We have alot of military members (both retired and active duty) in our family---and all 5 of the services have been covered! Thanks for bringing us to this place and for the puzzle. We found the cache easily. TFTH, SL

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 June 19 by Explorer67 (404 found)

Found with gbmcache. Thanks for bringing me here for a very rewarding cache honoring our veterans.

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 June 19 by gbmcache (1410 found)

What a wonderful way to begin a morning of geocaching. I was out with explorer67 today. When we arrived in the cemetery I thought this would be a very difficult challenge in that the cemetery is so large. But thankfully the markers were all in the one area devoted to veterans. After visiting virtually every grave we had all the numbers except one, and that we figured out anyway. Thank you for a well conceived cache.


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 May 17 by RedOwl80 (642 found)

This is my 500th find - it's great to be 81 and having so much fun. TFTH- I have so many in my family that have served or are serving in the military. My husband was in the Army, I had a son-in-law in the Marines and another one in the Coast Guard, and I have a granddaughter who married a Navy man, and another granddaughter married to a pilot in the Air Force. Thanks again for such a meaningful find.

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Last Updated: on 7/18/2010 11:06:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time (6:06 PM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum