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The Meaning Behind The Tradition Of Leaving Coins On Veterans’ Gravestones
by Staff Writer 4 · March 14, 2017
For those that have visited grave-sites of U.S. veterans, you may have noticed coins on the top of headstones that were left behind by previous visitors.
A coin left on the headstone is a message to the deceased veterans family that someone has visited their grave and payed their respects. Each type of coin left on the top of the headstone for the veteran has its own meaning.
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