This cache is to bring people to a special place that honors the history and heroism of the UDT- Navy Seals. This museum is located in an area that was used to train the personel and develop weapons to be used in the Allied assualt on the coast of France. The day was June 6,1944, More commonly referred to as D-Day. It was the largest ever amphibious asualt with over 150,000 taking part.
Fort Pierce was a small coastal town when thousands of troops arrived to receive training. A number wartime projects being developed and tested along the shores of this area
A special group Men were trained to became ,UDT, Underwater Demolition Team divers, and over the decades the program evolved to become the Navy Seal Teams.
The tour inside the museum and walking around the grounds outside allows you to see closeup a lot of the equipment, much of it used previously in combat situations. It is highly recommended spending a day to take the tour, walk the grounds , have lunch and visit the beach.
Only one question needed to be answered to show that you were at the GZ. Pictures in the Gallary and will help identify the Statue needed for the answer. Standing outside the gate at the fence just to the south of the main entrance will allow you to read the names needed to answer the question. Please message me the answer to the question so that you can the cache as a find.
Question: what are the last names of the two heros on the stature showing a wounded brother being carried over the shoulder to safety while under fire.
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