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Letters From Home Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/14/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. THAT IS WHERE YOU COME TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE.




(From the City of Vista Website):
The Veterans Memorial Park, located in the Paseo Santa Fe District, was dedicated on April 24, 2016. The one acre site is a beautiful place for quiet reflection and contemplation to honor and remember veterans.

The park was created by the Pinamonti family to honor Ernie Pinamonti (their son/brother) killed in the Vietnam War. For the past five years, two of Ernie’s six siblings, Mary Ann and Rico Pinamonti, have worked closely with the city after their parents passed away to create a park which honors not only their brother’s heroism and sacrifice, but also that of many others who fought and died in the war.

A bronze statue of Ernie by a reflecting pond reading a letter from home serves as the centerpiece of the Veterans Memorial Park. Oregon sculptor Rip Caswell created the statue using photos of Ernie to create his likeness. Large tiles engraved with moving letters by Ernie and other soldiers surround the statue. The park also includes a children’s play area.

PUZZLE:

A = “The Blanket Arrived in good shape”

B = “I saw Sister Alice Cecelia yesterday”

C = “Now I have to go on a stupid ambush”

D = “I can just make out the lights of Oceanside”

E = “There are lots of things we don’t like to do but for the ones we love, we make the exception”

F = “Someone had given Mary Ann a basset hound puppy”

G = B-D-E

H = C-A

I = C/H

Cache is loacted at 33 A.GHF 117 C.DIE

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nobhg 6sg hc, zntargvp, fgenvtug va sebz n fcevaxyre urnq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)