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Don't Take Coins off of Tombstones!
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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 4043661" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>This video seems particularly relevant given the current holiday weekend. If you want to know why you sometimes see coins on the headstones of veterans, and what the different denominations of the coins represent, here you go. I knew the part about putting coins on the eyes or in the mouth of the deceased to pay Charon to carry him across the River Styx, but I'd never heard about leaving coins on headstones. </p><p></p><p>For Sgt. Hy, this is a very subdued video, with precious little swearing.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]qHLK7c65TS0[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>FWIW, I was raised to believe that it was just common decency to not screw with stuff on/around headstones, but I guess not everyone sees it that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 4043661, member: 26737"] This video seems particularly relevant given the current holiday weekend. If you want to know why you sometimes see coins on the headstones of veterans, and what the different denominations of the coins represent, here you go. I knew the part about putting coins on the eyes or in the mouth of the deceased to pay Charon to carry him across the River Styx, but I'd never heard about leaving coins on headstones. For Sgt. Hy, this is a very subdued video, with precious little swearing. [MEDIA=youtube]qHLK7c65TS0[/MEDIA] FWIW, I was raised to believe that it was just common decency to not screw with stuff on/around headstones, but I guess not everyone sees it that way. [/QUOTE]
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