LAV-100 / Marathon Community Cenotaph Multi-Cache Multi-Cache

Short Description:

This Multi-Geocache will lead you to 2 structures dedicated to the Recognition and Memory of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Afghanistan Campaign, Korean Campaign and the Great Wars (WWI & WWII).

With respect to historical significance of the structures, please “Do Not Climb on the Cenotaph and the LAV”. 

There is no geocache container on the LAV or Cenotaph.  Solve the puzzle to get the final cache container coordinates.

This cache (and others) has been placed for the new souvenirs available on December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2018.

Long Description:

This multi-cache will require that you obtain information from two commemorative plaques located at:

1. Marathon Community Cenotaph – placed by Marathon Branch No. “DDD”, Royal Canadian Legion during Canada’s Centennial Year (“EEEE”)

2. LAV-100 – Military Vehicle used during the Afghanistan Campaign.  The LAV was placed by the Royal Canadian Legion in the Summer of 2017

• NOTE: Numbers located on the two plaques required for solving of the final coordinates of the geocache container have been replaced by the “Letters” used in the calculations that follows.

Marathon Community Cenotaph:

The Cenotaph was erected as a Canadian Centennial Project (“EEEE”)

ERECTED BY

MARATHON BRANCH No. “DDD”

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

IN MEMORY

OF ALL CANADIAN WAR DEAD, MANY

OF WHOM LIE IN FOREIGN LANDS, MAY

WE EVER UPHOLD THEIR SUPREME

SACRIFICE, MADE FOR ALL OF US, SO THAT IT BE NOT IN VAIN.

“LORD GOD OF HOSTS BE WITH US YET

LEST WE FORGET    LEST WE FORGET”

CENTENNIAL PROJECT “EEEE”

LAV-100:

The LAV project was undertaken in 2017 by the Marathon Branch No. “DDD”, Royal Canadian Legion, to acquire a LAV that was used during the Afghanistan Campaign from 2001 to 2014.  This project was undertaken to honour the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who served and died in Afghanistan.  Marathon has several members of the Canadian Armed Forces that served in Afghanistan.

The LAV-100 (100^th LAV purchased and placed as a commemorative) was placed during the summer of 2017 after a very successful financial campaign undertaken in Marathon.  The LAV was dedicated during the 2017 Remembrance Day Ceremonies on November 11, 2017.  Nine current serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces from Marathon, along with several of Marathon Veterans and the public, were able to attend the dedication.  The following plaque was unveiled during the dedication.

IN RECOGNITION AND MEMORY OF THE EFFORTS OF APPROXIMATELY

“AA,AAA” CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL WHO SERVED AND

THE “BBB” CANADIANS WHO DIES IN THE CAUSE OF BRINGING PEACE

AND FREEDOM TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN.

EN MÉMOIRE ET EN RECONNAISSANCE DES EFFORTS DES QUELQUE

“AA AAA” MEMBRES DES FORCES ARMÉES CANADIENNES QUI ONT

SERVI EN AFGHANISTAN ET DES “BBB” CANADIENS QUI SONT MORTS

POUR LA CAUSE DE LA PAIX ET DE LA LIBERTÉ DU PEUPLE AFGAN.

Solving for the Final Cache Location:

To solve for the final cache location, you must visit both plaques (Cenotaph and LAV locations) to get the numbers from the plaques as follows:

“A” = Number of Canadian Armed Forced personnel who served in Afghanistan

“B” = Number of Canadians who died in the cause of bringing peace and freedom to the people of Afghanistan

“C” = Number of years for the Afghanistan Campaign (Years of the campaign are on one of the plaques – be sure to count all years)

“D” = Number of the Marathon Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion

“E” = Year on the Cenotaph Plaque

Final cache location –      N 48° 43.0FF    W086° 22.7GG

FF = ((sq. root of  “A”)  –  “D”)  X 2  +  ((sq. root of “A”)  –  “D”)  - 5

GG = ((“E” X 5 / “B”)  –  (“C” / 10)) + 4.69

Jan 11, 2019 - UNTIL THE PLAQUE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE CENOTAPH SEE HINT FOR "D" AND "E" NUMBERS. ONCE THE PLAQUE HAS BEEN REPLACED THIS MESSAGE WILL BE REMOVED.