MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 3150805 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2017-12-06T19:24:19-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 3150805

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2017-12-06T19:24:19-05:00 2017-12-06T19:24:19-05:00 SGM Bill Frazer 3151144

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The original reason was to mark the grave during or just after combat for later proper burial, in the US dates from the Civil War, much longer in other countries.

2017-12-06T21:40:17-05:00 2017-12-06T21:40:17-05:00 SFC Everett Oliver 3152316

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-195026"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-rifle-in-the-battlefield-cross-used-for-only-combat-deaths-or-any-cause-of-death-any-documentation-of-that-anywhere%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+rifle+in+the+Battlefield+Cross--used+for+only+combat+deaths%2C+or+any+cause+of+death%3F++Any+documentation+of+that+anywhere%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fthe-rifle-in-the-battlefield-cross-used-for-only-combat-deaths-or-any-cause-of-death-any-documentation-of-that-anywhere&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AThe rifle in the Battlefield Cross--used for only combat deaths, or any cause of death? Any documentation of that anywhere?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/the-rifle-in-the-battlefield-cross-used-for-only-combat-deaths-or-any-cause-of-death-any-documentation-of-that-anywhere" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="f2b1af981dd7e35e93ab505b9389a07c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/195/026/for_gallery_v2/1702fd60.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/195/026/large_v3/1702fd60.jpg" alt="1702fd60" /></a></div></div>I&#39;m certain it originated on the battlefield but My American Legion Post uses it at the cemetery during all Veterans Burials. We also display it during memorial Day ceremonies. We call it the Soldiers Cross

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