On January 15, 2024, the Veterans of Celebration will be visiting the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery.
A special event of placing a coin on service member or veteran headstones. Placing a coin on headstones of service members or veterans is a show of respect and honor as well as letting the deceased service member’s family know someone was there.
The denomination of the coins has a distinct and significant meaning…
Penny: This means someone has visited the grave.
Nickel: This signifies that the vister served with the deceased service member at boot camp.
Dime: A dime means the visiter and deceased service member served together at some point.
Quarter: Be prepared to have some tissue on hand when you see this denomination on a headstone. This coin is left by someone who was physically with the service member when they died.
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This past trip, we placed over 450 coins on veteran gravesites at the Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando.
We honored veterans who served in the Spanish American War, World War 1, World War 2, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Our next cemetery visit will be to the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery on Mar 25. If you wish to join us, we will be leaving from the 851 Building at 9:00 am.