My military husband passed away two weeks ago. When I visited his grave today, I saw coins on his gravestone. What is the meaning behind the coins? Why would someone leave them there? It really scared me!

Pennies: “I Remember You”

Pennies: that’s probably the most common. And easiest. If you place a penny on the gravestone, you do it for the sake of saying “I was here.” Your presence was known. You read the name, You recognized a life. You may not have know the deceased-whomever they are-but their not forgotten, Just small. Well, I guess. But it does. And for families. All the one cent has given them- families of the fallen- gives them peace. Someone came, Someone was here, Someone remembered.

Nickel: “We Served Together”

Nickel- that’s a saving-grace layer. A nickel means you came from boot camp besides. They had a boot camp experience. They probably laughed about how stupid were to cut down on running. Probably got each other sick out from both whiners chow lines and slept in the same porches. Maybe they might’ve even buried their boot camp experience of strength right in the red clay. Maybe even found a fear or anxiety, a common apprehension about a burdensome 2 minutes that was taught to them by design.

They’re were service members next to each other, and they were service members- on formation day, before medals, before losses.