When visiting a National
Cemetary....a nice tradition!
This is a tradition that has been held onto by members of the United States
Military. The money left at graves in national cemeteries and state veterans
cemeteries is left in place for a time, but is eventually collected, and the
funds are put toward maintaining the cemetery or paying burial costs for
indigent veterans.
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A coin left on a headstone lets the deceased soldiers family know
that somebody stopped by to pay their respect. Leaving a penny means you
visited.
A nickel means that you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp
together. If you served with the soldier, you leave a dime. A quarter is very
significant because it means that you were there when that soldier
died.
Some Vietnam veterans would simply leave coins as a “down payment” to
buy their fallen comrades a beer or to play a hand of cards when they would
finally be reunited.
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