Voice memo won't show up in iTunes

The short versoin:
A just over 15 minute voice memo on my iPhone won't sync to my computer while other shorter voice memos do. It doesn't even show up on the playlist Voice Memos on my iPhone while plugged into my computer. I would like to back up this voice memo. More details in the long version if needed.
The long version:
I have a voice memo recorded on my iPhone that is just over 15 minutes. When I plug my iPhone into my computer this memo doesn't show up in the Voice Memos playlist (sub category of my iPhone in iTunes) while other shorter memos do. I currently have "Manually manage music and videos" selected under my Summary tab and on my Music tab "Sync Music" is unchecked the options "Entire music library" "Include music videos" and "Include voice memos" are checked but grayed out. If I check "Sync Music" it gives me the message that all existing content on my iPhone will be removed and replaced with songs and playlists from my iTunes library. Obviously I'd rather not replace my iPhone's library with my iTunes library as my phone isn't even big enough for my entire library, but I would like to be able to back up with particular voice memo, however it is not syncing to my computer like other voice memos are. Anyone have any advice?
iPhone 3G with 3.1.3

Very odd. Perhaps it might be worth it to do a low level reformat of the iPod's flash storage. Some other users recently have run into the same issue and a reformat resolved it. It may seem like overkill, but it has been known to work in odd situations such as yours.
Here are instructions for reformatting the Nano.
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/
B-rock

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