I haven't met too many other cachers in person and Determined Doe is no exception to this. We have however swapped emails about various puzzle caches and she has encouraged me to find some tough caches, so I consider her an "email caching friend".
Please join me in a little song while we celebrate her accomplishments. Please allow me to introduce Cachin' Ray, The Singing Geocacher. Hit it Ray!
re -- Ray... my name is Ray... See its at the top of the page
do -- Doe... A deer... A determined deer
la -- We're singing about a 1,000 caches... hmm la lahh *cough* hmm
ti -- Tea... *cough* hmm la
OK gimme a break... So it looks like I messed this song up pretty bad so I'm going to start again from the top
Sorry, I'm nervous...
do -- Doe... A deer... A determined dear... Hey! That was easy! I'm on a roll
re -- Ray... That's me singing this song
mi -- Me... I'm singing about this momentus occasion
fa -- A long long way to go to find 1,000 geocaches
so --
So join me in wishing Doe congratulations
la -- a note to follow so. Oh, let's not forget about Buck
ti -- Tea... or wine... or beer... Raise your glasses and give a cheer
And that brings us back to do... Doe, oh oh oh
Congratulations Determined Doe (and Wandering Buck) on 1,000 finds!
Best Wishes and Happy Caching!

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
The cache is a custom painted 1 quart lock-n-lock that is a little more camouflaged than the original .50 caliber ammo can. I've restocked it with some more woodland creatures in the deer family (doe, buck, and moose), and a noise maker (so you can join in the celebration). There is a lammie for FTF as well as a special lammie for Determined Doe (and one for Wandering Buck, too).
Congratulations to the Mack4 on FTF