The U.S. military adopted the tradition of placing coins on service members’ graves during the Vietnam War. According to the DMA, anti-war sentiment created a charged political climate that ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (Feb. 22, 2012) -- Each of the 174 Infantrymen who graduated Feb. 17, 2012, at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center received a 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar. The ...

FORT SILL, Okla., Sept. 3, 2020 -- 17-year-old Pvt. Daniel Weaver graduated from basic combat training with E Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery Aug. 28, and earned distinguished honor ...

This Memorial Day many will visit cemeteries to pay their respects to fallen soldiers with coins. Here's what they mean. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay ...

Coins are sometimes left on gravestones, headstones, tombstones and memorial sites in the U.S. Here's why it's done, and the many unique meanings behind the practice.

A coin left on a headstone lets the deceased soldier's family know that somebody stopped by to pay their respects. If you leave a penny, it means you visited. A nickel means that you and the ...