the corps Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

retiredprof: I actually intended to archive this cache a year ago, but inadvertently hit the wrong button. So, NOW consider it archived...

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Hidden : 4/24/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

the cache is hidden along a lonely rural road in south sutter county, but not at the above-listed coordinates. to determine the location of the hide, you must answer 15 questions about the united states marine corps. an extraction device is needed.

1. the corps guards the president at this mountain retreat in maryland
2. the corps' fifth commandant, the "grand old man"
3. rank structure, from private thru sgt major, uses this letter
4. armed forces branch that is under dept of homeland security
5. WWI sgt known for his battle cry at battle of belleau wood
6. second highest medal a marine can earn for valor (use second word)
7. famous korean war battle which was a "fighting withdrawal to the coast"
8. type of landing force the corps is known for
9. 220 marines were killed in this city by a terrorist bomb in 1983
10. the smaw and at4 missiles
11. the enlisted rank which uses the word "lance"
12. the official usmc emblem depicts this animal
13. south pacific battle (aug 1942 to feb 1943) was the turning point of WWII
14. second word of the usmc motto
15. "operation enduring freedom" typically refers to fighting in this country

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gur pbecf unf uvtu vqrnyf

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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