“Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” President George W. Bush
On September 11, 2001, four commercial passenger airplanes were hijacked by Islamic extremists setting into motion the deadliest attack ever on American soil. Two of the planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. Within a few hours, both of the twin towers collapsed. The third plane hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The passengers and crew of the fourth plane fought back, and the plane was downed in a field near Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Nearly 3000 people died as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Included amongst the dead were 343 FDNY Firefighters who rushed to the scene of the attacks in NYC and saved countless lives. The above information was taken from inscriptions in the pavement at the memorial site.
New York City firefighters donated a piece of steel from the North Tower to the city of Myrtle Beach. This piece of steel became a part of Myrtle Beach's 9-11 (Unity Memorial) originally located at 29th Avenue North. Myrtle Beach's 9-11 memorial was relocated to Warbird Park in 2021.
This geocache is not about the container or the hike to get there, It is ALL about the location - the 9-11 (Unity Memorial) at Warbird Park. We hope you appreciate this location as much as we do. Please respect this memorial. The cache is NOT on or at the Memorial itself. There is NO need to search on or around the beam or the base that supports the beam.
The cache is at the posted coordinates not far from the memorial. The container is nano sized. Tweezers are suggested. Bring your own pen. After signing the log please place the tightly rolled log in the cap before screwing the cap onto the bottom of the container. This helps keep the log from being crushed/torn in the bottom of the container.
GC340RQ We Will Never Forget was placed by digndirt near the original location of this memorial. That cache was later adopted by Danvers Duo. At the time this Warbird Park cache was published GC340RQ remains active with more than 2850 finds and over 180 favorite points.