Posted on May 28, 2016
Does anyone still have the list of Monetary Meanings placed on the Veterans Graves?
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Penny: You knew him/her
Nickel: You went thru boot camp with them
Dime: You served in the same unit
Quarter: You were there when they died.
Nickel: You went thru boot camp with them
Dime: You served in the same unit
Quarter: You were there when they died.
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About the tradition of leaving coins on military tombstones to denote visits from living soldiers.
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I'm seeing a greater occurrence of leaving an empty 5.56 or 7.62 case but prefer to see the coins instead. Occasionally I'll see a command coin but they tend to get picked up quickly (stolen).
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PO3 Sandra Gomke
The last time I was at Fort Logan, I stopped to visit the brother of a good friend of mine. I couldn't remember the coin meanings, so I left two glass pebbles on his stone. One for her (she lives far from Logan), one from me.
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PO3 John Jeter
The most common meanings are a penny for one veteran paying respects to another. A nickel means you were in basic training together. A dime means you served in a regular unit together. A quarter means you were present at the death of the recipient.
My personal feeling is that what you leave matters less than why you leave it.
My personal feeling is that what you leave matters less than why you leave it.
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