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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Basquiat’s marker belongs to a winding row of low, modern headstones that were installed in place of a road, inadvertently creating the effect of a big snake in a nice garden.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
They were instructed to plant one flag per headstone, say the name on the headstone and salute.
—Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The older headstones tell stories going back to the 1800s, and walking through the grounds feels like stepping into a living piece of American military history.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Flags will also be placed on the headstones at Stones River National Cemetery in Tennessee, with a Memorial Day ceremony slated for Sunday.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
They were instructed to plant one flag per headstone, say the name on the headstone and salute.
—Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The older headstones tell stories going back to the 1800s, and walking through the grounds feels like stepping into a living piece of American military history.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Flags will also be placed on the headstones at Stones River National Cemetery in Tennessee, with a Memorial Day ceremony slated for Sunday.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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