pointdlr
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I asked a permission at an old house in my area, and was given permission with a condition. The owner asked me to find a "marble plaque" that was his fathers. He had put it in the yard in the 1980's, and over the years it sunk into the ground. After explaining that I couldn't find rocks, he told me there was metal on it. He gave me a general area, and I got a giant signal within a minute or two. Stuck my digger in the ground, and felt it. I borrowed his shovel, and was able to uncover the giant piece. I pulled it out(weighed easily 125 pounds, probably closer to 150), and set it by a tree in his yard. We got out a couple plastic bristle brushes, and cleaned it off with a bucket of water. He gave me the history on the piece, which is a cool story. His father was in charge of putting together a plaque for Wright Patterson Airforce Base in Dayton to honor his WWII Squadron. After they received the plaque, it was found to contain an error. He wasn't sure what the error was, but thought it was a misspelling. We didn't figure it out looking at the plaque. The company made another plaque, and his father kept the reject. I read the whole inscription after we cleaned it off, but can't quite read it off my camera phone pics. It was for the 528-531 bomber squadrons who mostly flew missions in the Pacific theater. Their list of missions is listed on the plaque and reads like a who's who of the battle for the Pacific. The first line I can still read, and it is very poignant: "We buried our dead at sea or in jungle thickets.... They are a dedication, not to history but to the future." Enough said. Glad I could help rediscover this piece of history. Popped a Silver Washington Quarter out of the ground for my take.
I felt the true meaning of Memorial day today.
Jon Dickinson.
I felt the true meaning of Memorial day today.
Jon Dickinson.
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Love reading posts like this..Good to get but even better giving back!!!
