1223 Wisconsin MOH Winner - Lance P. Sijan Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/30/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

In June of 2012 The Medal of Honor will celebrate it's 150th Anniversary. This cache series honors individuals from Wisconsin who have received our nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor (MOH). A complete list of Wisconsin MOH recipients can be found here.




Sijan, Lance P.


Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Air Force, 4th Allied POW Wing,Pilot of an F-4C aircraft.
Place and date: North Vietnam, 9 November 1967.
Entered service at: Milwaukee, Wis.
Birth: 13 April 1942 Milwaukee, Wis.
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Citation


While on a flight over North Vietnam, Capt. Sijan ejected from his disabled aircraft and successfully evaded capture for more than 6 weeks. During this time, he was seriously injured and suffered from shock and extreme weight loss due to lack of food. After being captured by North Vietnamese soldiers, Capt. Sijan was taken to a holding point for subsequent transfer to a prisoner of war camp. In his emaciated and crippled condition, he overpowered one of his guards and crawled into the jungle, only to be recaptured after several hours. He was then transferred to another prison camp where he was kept in solitary confinement and interrogated at length. During interrogation, he was severely tortured; however, he did not divulge any information to his captors. Capt. Sijan lapsed into delirium and was placed in the care of another prisoner. During his intermittent periods of consciousness until his death, he never complained of his physical condition and, on several occasions, spoke of future escape attempts. Capt. Sijan's extraordinary heroism and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty at the cost of his life are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Air Force and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Armed Forces.

This cache was initially placed as part of the 2012 West Bend Cache Ba$h. Don't forget to stamp your booklet, and leave the stamp behind for the next finder.

The Geocache notification form 2500-118 has been submitted to Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest Headquarters of the Wisconsin DNR and received approval for placement by Jason Quast. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resouce managed lands require premission by means of a notification form.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur bayl gjb ovttre terrarel nebhaq

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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