This is a quick cache located along the Main Street of
Valentine, Nebraska. The area is adjacent to the Valentine Police
Department, and I have the permission of the Valentine Chief of
Police to place the cache here. The terrain is level with concrete.
You will be looking for a small magnetic container.
It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black 'forty four.
When the forward commander
Was told to sit tight
When he asked that his men be withdrawn.
And the Generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back
The enemy tanks for a while.
And the Anzio bridgehead
Was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives.
And kind old King George
Sent Mother a note
When he heard that father was gone.
It was, I recall,
In the form of a scroll,
With gold leaf and all.
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away.
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed
his own rubber stamp.
It was dark all around.
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free.
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company C.
They were all left behind,
Most of them dead,
The rest of them dying.
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me.
There are three war memorials here that honor those from Cherry
County who served our country. The Bronze Doughboy War Memorial
(the one closest to the street) was erected in 1920. It lists those
who served during World War I. A star precedes the names of those
who lost their lives.
The next monument from the street, of grey stone, lists all
veterans who served, and died, from Cherry County. It includes
World War I up to the Vietnam War and was dedicated on November 11,
1984. The final and most recent memorial, of black stone, honors
those who served in World War II. This monument was dedicated on
June 28, 2003.
Take a moment to walk the area and reflect on the sacrifice paid
by these men for our continuing freedom. You will not have to leave
the memorial area to log this find and the cache is not located on
a building or a monument. Respect the area, CITO if needed, use
stealth if warranted, and rehide the cache as you find it so the
next person can have the same challenge. Thank you and good
luck.
Congratulations
"sheaman", "Bird#", "Wilk", "jackrabbit1", & "8a" : First to
Find - November 05, 2010
