GC1450G Danny Dietz
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: 1b3g @ | Hide Date: 07/05/2007 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 37.008 W105° 02.102 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 22

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Welcome to the Danny Dietz Cache
Please respect this spot! To help preserve the area, I'm going to just come out and tell you the cache is in-between the flag pole and the cement. This may change as time goes, but this will do for now.

Littleton unveiled a statue of Danny Dietz in this park so future generations can see a hero and remember his courage. Danny grew up just up the hill west of here and walk by this very spot on his way to Centennial elementary school to the east of here.

For Danny Dietz, heroism meant laying down his life for his duty and country. Badly wounded and outnumbered, he fought off Taliban fighters for 45 minutes to defend three other SEALs on a mountainside in Afghanistan. Three members of Dietz's team, sent to kill a Taliban militia leader, also died. Dietz's efforts let one of his team escape. His body was recovered on the Fourth of July 2005.

DIETZ, DANNY P JR
GM2 SEAL US NAVY
AFGHANISTAN
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/26/1980
DATE OF DEATH: 06/28/2005
BURIED AT: SECTION S SITE 6537-D Map of FT. LOGAN NATIONAL CEMETERY
The coordinates for his grave are N 39° 38.797 W 105° 02.961

Danny Dietz Memorial fact sheet

The sculpture - Robert Henderson

07/06/2019 By Sqweeter
Awesome memorial. Was here a while back without a find. Thanks for the replacement. Nice peaceful area. TFTH SL

07/02/2019 By CachingNashs
Thanks for bringing us here. SLTFTC - CachingNashs

06/16/2019 By ZFoxyClean
We did it thank you very much.

06/04/2019 By 1b3g
Maintenance done here. Replace the logbook and cache container? Have Fun, 1B3G.

05/31/2019 By rozz11
I viewed the hint and couldn’t find it there. Maybe it’s been removed by someone else due to Memorial Day decorations around it

07/28/2018 By Sqweeter
Well, nerak2001 said she had found this a while back, but seems to be missing now. May want to check on it.

07/01/2018 By Dakota Dawgs
I found this cache over six years ago. I can still remember sitting down talking to Danny and thanking him for hi sacrifice. RIP Danny

06/20/2018 By LostinDenver
Out and about caching on the west side of town with @intrepiidexplorer. Sobering reminder of the price others have paid for our safety and freedom. Beautiful memorial. TFTC!

06/20/2018 By intrepiidexplorer
Thanks for this memorial cache. He's buried at the same graveyard as my grandfather.

06/10/2018 By SPat ABQ
Thanks for putting this cache here at this beautiful memorial for Danny. He went to the same highschool as Pat. Having a nice evening with a dinner and 3 caches. Gets a favorite. TFTFUN SL
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04/28/2018 By Arcticabn
TFTC

04/14/2018 By Bakerdoghouse
It’s becoming a beautiful day. TFTC!

04/08/2018 By bunkies
Quick grab. TFTH

04/06/2018 By nerak2001
Very nice memorial. Thanks for bringing us here to see it.

04/02/2018 By mwdaley
What a wonderful site for a geocache. Being from out-of-town, I'm pretty sure I'd never have seen this tribute sans geocaching. Wow. Found cache itself quickly then read and contemplated the site. Will give this a "Favorite" point and hopefully help draw even more 'cachers to seek this cache and view the site.