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The Normandy American Cemetery in France
While U.S> military cemeteries stateside have had slab markers since the Civil War, those overseas have Latin crosses and Stars of David. The practice began in France during World War I and continued during World War II. The bodies of Americans killed in action since then have been returned home for burial, their graves marked by iconic slab headstones. Today, those markers can be engraved with any of seventy different emblems of belief. |