Travel Bug Dog Tag Medal of the Expert

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Released:
Monday, November 24, 2003
Origin:
Illinois, United States
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In the hands of KDEM.

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How near can this get to military bases, camps, airfields, jungles, swamps, etc.

About This Item

In 1968, while on tour in Vietnam, I found a US Army medal hanging from a tree branch along a remote trail. This was in the Central Highlands near Pleiku. In hindsight, it was almost like finding today's geocaches. I have no idea how the medal got there, (expert rifle), it is usually worn on a "Class A" uniform which was seldom seen in Nam. After 30 years of setting in my desk drawer, its time for it to see some of the world. Thus, it is now attached to a travel bug.

In memory of our brave warriors then and now.

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    Tracking History (23452.9mi) View Map

    Dropped Off 5/31/2004 DragonSlay placed it in A Dragons Nest (or just a place in the woods) Minnesota - 333.28 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/18/2004 DragonSlay retrieved it from We All Fall Down Iowa   Visit Log

    Picked this up at a cache that popped up on gps. Without paperwork it was not a hard find except I kept losing satellite. Will take this north to MN
    Dropped Off 5/8/2004 SaidCache placed it in We All Fall Down Iowa - 84.39 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/5/2004 SaidCache retrieved it from Mink Creek Concrete Crossing (MCCC) Iowa   Visit Log

    Was going by this cache checking on our Saidgeo Adventure and decided to check this travel bug out, Will go with us on to our next cache...Thanks

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    Dropped Off 5/1/2004 reete placed it in Mink Creek Concrete Crossing (MCCC) Iowa - 430.83 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/21/2004 reete retrieved it from Becky's Dream Iowa   Visit Log

    I have found the TB and will move on soon. My son just completed his training and also has a medal similiar to yours. I was surprised to see anyone part with one.

    Dropped Off 4/17/2004 Hunt&Peck placed it in Becky's Dream Iowa - 53.82 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/13/2004 Hunt&Peck retrieved it from Crow Creek Hide And Seek Iowa   Visit Log

    The Medal of the Expert has been sitting too long in one place. We'll move it west a few miles this weekend.
    Dropped Off 1/17/2004 Hunt&Peck placed it in Crow Creek Hide And Seek Iowa - 2.22 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 1/13/2004 Hunt&Peck retrieved it from www.wherespo.com Pennsylvania   Visit Log

    The medal looks familiar. I was in Viet Nam in 1969 and 1970. I thought we might sit down and compare memories.
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