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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Eventually, in 2000, the entire headstone was stolen.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
No grounds maintenance or placement of permanent headstones at VA cemeteries.
—C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Burials at national cemeteries proceed, along with related applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
No grounds maintenance or placement of permanent headstones at VA cemeteries.
—C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Burials at national cemeteries proceed, along with related applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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