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This cache is placed for a caching friend from Fort Sill. He was serving in Iraq when we placed this but has since returned safely. It is an ammo can hidden in a traditional geocacher manner.
Rudyard Kipling wrote the following:
Tommy
I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,
The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";
But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";
But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,
O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.
Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.
We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.
You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!
This cache is for those who serve.
The federal government donated the land for V.A. Park to the City in 1974, as part of President Nixon's Legacy of Parks program. Prior to that time, the land was part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. The park consists of 98 acres of land, most of which is heavily wooded. Only 30 acres is actively maintained. Like other Leavenworth Parks the hours are 6 A.M. until 10 P.M.
If you take the right route, the round trip from parking to cache and back should be less than .25 miles. If you find the right route, you will only need to do about 125 feet of bushwhacking to get to the cache. Otherwise, you could be in for some real adventures. As warm weather encourages plant growth, this cache will become much more difficult. Also, overhead tree cover may cause some problems with GPS reception.
We filled the original cache with a variety of things suitable to all ages. There is a special envelop for the First to Find. Additionally, the Easter Bunny has hidden 5 special eggs in plain sight of the cache with a “treasure” inside each for the finder. The eggs are within 20 feet of the cache. Please, if you find an egg, only take one and log it here so others will know how many are left.
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