The David Berger Memorial Traditional Cache
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The David Berger Memorial
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This is the original cache and log, (with a new log added ), in the exact hiding spot as the previously archived cache: "The David Berger Memorial" (GC1EXM6). Its the old cache but with updated coordinates. BEWARE of STINGING INSECT NESTS and take pre-cautions.
This site honors the memory of David Berger, a Shaker Heights native with dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship who was one of 11 Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany by Palestinian terrorists.
David had no expectations of winning a medal but joined the Israeli weightlifting team to realize his dream of participating in the Olympics. Simply walking in the opening ceremonies was good enough for him and made his Olympic dream come true. Sadly the dream came to a tragic end on September 6, 1972.
David Mark Berger was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended Tulane University from 1962 to 1966 where he was a weightlifter and honor student. While at Tulane, he won the NCAA weightlifting title and earned a Bachelor's in Psychology degree. Continuing his educational pursuits, David earned a Master of Business Administration degree and a Doctor of Laws degree from Columbia University.
During his education endeavors he continued to train and compete in weightlifting events. His father, Benjamin, was once quoted as saying, "I used to tell him, 'You may not be the best weightlifter in the world, but you're certainly the smartest!'"
This Memorial is dedicated to his memory and the memory of the ten other athletes. The sculpture depicts the five Olympic rings broken in half, symbolizing the interruption and cancellation of the Munich games by the tragic events, and the 11 segments on which the rings rest represent each athlete whose life was taken. One of the segments is slightly different from the rest to symbolize the unique events in David's life that led him to the Israel Olympic Team and to his death. But there is an upward motion in the broken rings to suggest the peaceful intent of the Olympics, a search for understanding, and hope for the future.
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