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The 128th Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

sandiaman: Think after all this time(years) it might be best to call and end to my attempts at having a cache here. My caches here have been muggled a few times with the loss of a memorial travelbug or two which bothered me. The Hew Mexico Veterans Memorial park has itself been vandalized a few times. Sad really. Not enough security here. Especially for its location. This is a great place to visit and honor Veterans but in my opinion a bad place for caches. I thought about placing a micro cache here but with the muggle problems I've had here I don't even think a micro cache with a sign in scroll would be safe from prying muggling eyes so I think it is probably time to archive the 128th.

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Hidden : 4/24/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A very easy walk.

This is a pretty easy cache to find. I was heading home that day after placing two other caches. I had one left and figured this was a good place to put it. There had been a cache in this same area some time ago but I noticed now it was gone. I called this cache "The 128th" because I was thinking of a guy I knew who was with "The 128th" which was an Assault Helicopter Company right next to our helicopter company in Vietnam. He was killed by small arms AK-47 fire after a B40 rpg rocket disabled their helicopter New Years Day 1972. One of those New Years Days you never forget. And I raise a glass of spirits to his memory and family every year. Auld Lang Syne.

This is a medium size cache with log book and other items to check out. There is also a little room for Travel Bugs and Geocoins. If they aren't too big.

Please place it back the way you found it and watch out for those stinkin disrespectful no count muggles with bad intentions. Sometimes this memorial seems to get more then its fair share of them.:-)

A 128th Assault Helicopter Company web site (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

qr-pba pbagnvare haqre n gna ebpx

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)