Honoring Veterans - Legion of Merit Medal Mystery Cache
Honoring Veterans - Legion of Merit Medal
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This cache is being placed to honor the men and women who have served and who are currently serving our country in the U.S. Armed Forces. You are looking for the bronze grave marker of Capt. Henry James Skipper, U.S. Navy.
The Legion of Merit is a military of the United States Aramed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued both to United States military personnel and to military and political figures of foreign governments. The Legion of Merit (Commander degree) is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor). Although, not indicated on his grave marker, Capt. Skipper was awarded the Legion of Merit Award during his service in the U.S. Navy.
The cache container is a small Lock-n-Lock.
The coordinates for the final cache location can be found by answering the following:
N 33d 12.ABC W 087d 27.DEF
A= first digit in the day of his death
B= subtract the first digit from the third digit of the year of his birth
C= subtract the third digit from the fourth digit of the year of his birth
D= add together the first digit of his birthday to the first digit of the year of his birth`
E= the first digit of the day of his death
F= 4
Semper Paratus, PB
DO NOT SEARCH FOR THIS CACHE AT NIGHT
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pyhfgre bs Fjrng Thz Gerrf
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