This is the Rolling Thunder NC-3 Veterans Memorial. This is wheelchair accessible. This memorial is located on the river walk overlooking the Cape Fear river! All the information you will need to solve the puzzle is located at this memorial. The mission statement is taken from the sign as you approach the memorial. "The major function of Rolling Thunder, Inc., is to publicize the POW-MIA issue; to educate the public that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all previous wars and to help correct the past; and to protect future Veterans from being left behind should they become prisoners of war-missing in action. We are also committed to helping American Veterans from all wars."
For the puzzle. The cache is located at N 34 14.ABC W 077 57.DEF
A = Raymond L. Horwath, Jr. was born Oct 2A.
B = Sgt. Thomas J. (T.J.) Butler IV was born 1B June 1987
C = The 2nd digit of the year the monument was dedicated
D = Under the star is a Coast Guard emblem. What is the fourth digit of the date?
E = The branch of service represented on top of the bench to the left. If Army = 2, Navy = 4, Marines = 6, Air Force = 7, Coast Guard = 9.
F = The tall monument has the date for the "Great War". 1917-191F.
