GC3WMD0 L49’s - USMC Medal of Honor
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: lifed49 @ | Hide Date: 09/11/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 31.135 W104° 46.069 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

---

A tribute to the USMC and those who have served.  The caches are at or close to sites that have some connection to the USMC.

---

**This Cache has been moved from it's original because of the havoc that it was wreaking in it's previous location. It over looks one of my favorite places in Parker.** This set of caches is a tribute to my Marine Corps.  The Medal of Honor is the highest decoration that can be awarded by the US.  Though a person from any branch of the service can receive this highest of honors each Medal is slightly different.

Medal of Honor

“The Medal of Honor is awarded by the President in the name of Congress to members of the naval service, who distinguish themselves conspiciously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty
(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
(2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or
(3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

There must be no margin of doubt or possibility of error in awarding this honor. To justify the decoration, the individual's service must clearly be rendered conspicious above their comrades by an act so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes their gallantry beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery; and it must be the type of deed which if not done would not subject the individual to any justified criticism. The deed must be without detriment to the mission of the command or to the command to which attached.

This cache is close to a pretty busy area so use as much stealth as possible.

Ref.
http://www.marines.mil/usmc/Pages/AwardTotals.aspx
*I’m not claiming to have any of these decorations but paying tribute to them and those who have been awarded them.

06/20/2019 By suntantoes
Tftc I live caches that give tribute to the great people who stand up for the rest of us

06/15/2019 By DaCachingNana
Out for some history lessons with Jim Reeb but I had to find this one too ! I felt challenged when some veteran cachers couldn’t find it. Even though this is my first stop at this site I feel like I avenged my own dnf!! This Illinois girl thanks you for placing this cache to honor or service men and women!
Cache on??

06/08/2019 By Barasaur
Came for parker days

(12307)

Logged with GCDroid.

05/31/2019 By Laouate
Not today!

Tftc!

05/31/2019 By IXE 13
No luck for us here today...
Thank you!

07/08/2018 By ReformedRadar
Great hide. Up from Texas for a few days. TFTC

07/08/2018 By sirmichaelwilliam
Here in Colorado for a debate camp with LibertyClan5, ReformedRadar, rachelroo05 and thought we'd try to pick up some caches during the Vaca. TFTC!!

07/08/2018 By libertyclan5
Ha ha. Took us a little too long to find this one. Went to Best Buy to get a new phone chgr, since my batteries swelled up and broke out of the case. Out geocaching with the family. TFTC!! :-)

07/08/2018 By rachelroo05
God Bless and TFTC!!!

06/27/2018 By zanna
Out from Atlanta exploring Colorado with FLtravelers for a few days. He was able to finish all his counties, while I made more progress on the state. Lots of fun caches were found along the way, including this one.

Bonus find while doing the nearby virtual.

TFTC