HAPPY BIRTHDAY US MARINES Mystery Cache
Hidden : 11/10/2006
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is on the same side of the road as the river. The cache is near the river, but easily accessible from roadside. Micro cache.

THE ABOVE COORDINATES WILL NOT GET YOU EVEN CLOSE TO THE CACHE!

Once a Marine, Always a Marine: This truism is now the official motto of the Marine Corps League. The origin of the statement is credited to a gung-ho Marine Corps master sergeant, Paul Woyshner. During a barroom argument he shouted, "Once a Marine, always a Marine!" MSgt. Woyshner was right. Once the title "U.S. Marine" has been earned, it is retained. There are no ex-Marines or former-Marines. There are (1) active duty Marines, (2) retired Marines, (3) reserve Marines, and (4) Marine veterans. Nonetheless, once one has earned the title, he remains a Marine for life. (http://www.usmcpress.com/heritage/usmc_slogans.htm)

This slogan is so true. I have been out of the Marine Corps for fifteen years now and still not a year goes by that I don’t stop on November 10th and wish the Marine Corps a “Happy Birthday”. On November 10, 2006, the Marine Corps is 231 years old.

An unactivated travel bug is the FTF Prize. Since every Marine must wear Dog tags, it is a fitting prize.

The location has no real military significance; I chose this location because there are no other caches in the area.

This is a Puzzle cache. After you complete the attached "Fill-in" Puzzle, use must use the coordinating paygrades to figure of the coordinates. The numbers in each box correspond to the numbers in the below math problems, not the actual coordinates. Do math problems from left to right.



N 44.AB.CDE
W 72.FG.HIJ

A = 4 – 2
B = 1 x 3
C = 3 + 6
D = 4 / 5
E = 2 + 3 x 5 / 4
F = 12 / 11
G = 7 + 8 - 11
H = 10 x 13 / 8
I = 9 + 13 - 10
J = (12 x 13) + (10 + 11) / 7

Semper Fi!!!!

Additional Hints ()

Abg lrg.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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