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Veterans Day: How crosses and mementos help these Marines remember fallen comrades

  • Written by Katrina Finkelstein, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
Veterans Day: How crosses and mementos help these Marines remember fallen comradesCrosses in honor of fallen Marines stand atop a hill near Camp Pendleton, California.Katrina Finkelstein, CC BY

On Veterans Day, people across America will thank veterans and active-duty military personnel for their service.

But many members of the public don’t have a clear understanding of what service means to people in the military. How do...

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