This Event is one of this years "National Something Event Series".
Town: Quantico, Virginia
Location: National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Event Info: This Event will be held in the Museum Parking Lot. There is no obligation to visit the museum although admission is free if you wish to visit prior to or after the event. Our events are intended to "Attract Muggles" and bring them into the game, so reach out to your muggle friends and bring them with you and enjoy a Devil Dog Snack on us.
Background Information-History: On April 27th, enjoy a treat in the name of National Devil Dog Day! The day honors the service members dubbed with the nickname and the devilish snack cake. With a layer of cream filling sandwiched between two layers of devil’s food cake, Devil Dogs became a tasty single-serving treat in the mid-1920s. Drake's first started making the cakes in 1926.
During World War I, the legend goes that German soldiers took to calling U.S. Marines "devil dogs" for their tenacity. In 1918, a U.S. recruiting poster headlined with the phrase Teufel Hunden put the story into full circulation across the country. Although the German expression was rare and oddly worded, and its source blurry at best, the nickname took a firm hold.
The underlying truth holds up. The U.S. Marines fought with fierce bravery in Europe as did all the troops. Sports teams adopted the name, poets wrote about the military prowess of the devil dogs, movies were made featuring the devil dogs, and the story of the name embellished or not became a part of history. They even inspired a devilish snack cake, we still enjoy today!
Participation: We hope to see you join us to celebrate National Devil Dog Day. This is a great opportunity to talk about those caching adventures that took the determination of a Devil Dog to log a smiley. We have all attempted a cache that's created a lasting memory, challenged our individual common sense, or became the cache-too-far to log. So come share your Caching story and enjoy a Devil Dog on us. If you desire, tour the appropriately named location nearby.