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To: gaijin

You have no idea what the nickels on the marker signify, do you?


11 posted on 10/20/2018 9:31:51 PM PDT by Laslo Fripp (The Sybil of Free Republic)
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To: Laslo Fripp

1¢ for each warplane he destroyed?


13 posted on 10/20/2018 9:33:49 PM PDT by null and void (The big problem is that the republicans don't keep their campaign promises and the democrats do!)
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To: Laslo Fripp
What do the coins on gravestones mean?

Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited. A nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot camp together, while a dime means you served with him in some capacity. By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the soldier when he was killed.
16 posted on 10/20/2018 9:37:15 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Laslo Fripp

Lessay others trained with him, served with him:

So what?


23 posted on 10/20/2018 9:52:25 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Laslo Fripp

It means you’ve served in boot camp
together.


48 posted on 10/21/2018 2:17:18 AM PDT by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: Laslo Fripp
... no idea what the nickels on the marker signify, do you?

They're not tips for people who went so far out of their way to empty their bladder?

53 posted on 10/21/2018 3:30:16 AM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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