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U.S. Air Force Memorial Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

CardinalReviewer: There has been no response from the CO. Without recent communication on future cache availability, we can not hold this area for you any longer and so this cache is being archived. Please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding,
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Hidden : 9/16/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A short visit to the U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia will get you the clues to find this cache.

The cache is not at the listed coordinates. These coordinates will bring you to the U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Using the clues below, decode the location of the actual cache, which is a key holder containing only a logbook (please bring a pen).

The cache is located at:
N 38 51.ABC
W 77 04.DEF

Clues:

A: Determine the number of Medals of Honor awarded to Air Force personnel during peacetime. Add 1 to this number.
B: Number of people in the Air Force honor guard (the statue).
C: Number of words in the Rickenbacker quote.
D: Number of spires that make up the actual memorial
E: Number of letters in the last name of the sculptor of the honor guard statue.
F: The Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps was created August 1, 190F.

Details

The cache itself is about a 2 mile drive from the memorial. There is something at the cache site related to the memorial (you'll know it when you see it).

Parking is available at the memorial, which is open from 8am to 11pm April through September and 8am to 9pm October through March. You should have no trouble finding parking at the cache site.

Noted

Congratulations to Bocco on the FTF.

And congratulations to marmon69 on earning the 2009 Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization award for Best Picture for her photo, "Reaching for the Stars."

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)