William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union General during the Civil War. He succeeded General U.S. Grant as commander of the Western Theater of that war in the spring of 1864. He later served as Commanding General of the Army from 1869 to 1883. He is best known for his destructive "March to the Sea" through the state of Georgia and is widely regarded as an early advocate of "Total War". In an address to the graduating class of the Michigan Military Academy on 19 June 1879 he is quoted as saying “Some of you young men think that war is all glamour and glory, but let me tell you, boys, it is all Hell!”.
The statement is as true today as it was back then. It robs us of our best and brightest young people. The posted coordinates will bring you to the center of a memorial park. As you ponder the various monuments take time to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice these young people made to help us enjoy the blessings of liberty and freedom in the United States. To get the coordinates to the cache find the following information on the various monuments.
1. Sergeant Jack Pierce, US Air Force was declared Missing In Action in Vietnam on 3/29/197A
2. Corporal Carlos Gonzalez, US Army was a Local Boy Scout in my son’s Troop 58 in Slate Hill, New York He gave his life in the war against terror on 3/1B/2006
3. Port Jervis Disabled American Veterans Memorial Chapter C09 has a marker on the site.
4. Captain John Reed, US Army was killed in the Vietnam War on 7/D/1968
5. Sergeant William Mitchell, US Army lost his life in the Korean War on 2/E/1951
6. Private George Hammond, US Army fought and died in the Korean War 10/F/1951
7. In this park a famous author interviewed members of the famed Civil War Orange Blossom Regiment as background information for his magnum opus published in 18G6
8. Private Jerry Evan, US Marine Corps gave his life in the Vietnam War H/11/1968
The cache can be found at N 41 2A.BCD. W 074 4E.FGH
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