If you’ve moved recently, you may have discovered some unique coins in a box or drawer. Perhaps you have a collection of the United States Mint's quarters, such as the 50 State Quarters or the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Why do people leave coins on top of military gravestones? Similar practices exist in many cultures and have a history stretching back centuries. In modern times, this ...

Virginia Beach, Va. -- For many servicemembers, transferring from a command means packing up a box or two with family photos and some knick-knacks that once sat on a desk, but for Lt. Carmelo Ayala, ...

SUMTER, S.C. — Leaving coins on tombstones is a tradition with an impactful meaning in the military community. Each coin represents a different message, showing families of those who have served that ...

Most of us give very little thought to the pennies or other coins in our pocket or purse. To most people they are simply coins of the realm to be spent. To veterans and military personnel, however, ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates hands a challenge coin bearing his name to a service member at a forward operating base in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in 2011. Photo by Jason Reed/Getty Images ...

This photo, provided by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Aug. 30, 2023, shows West Point archeologist Paul Hudson display an 1800 Draped Bust Dollar, one of the coins found in the lead box ...

At the December monthly meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) chapter in Emmett, Emmett Councilman Tom Butler received a surprise visit from a former officer in the Emmett National Guard unit ...

Challenge coins from a veteran-owned company come in various shapes and sizes. The company, Ranger Industries, LLC, exhibited theirs at the SO/LIC, or Special Operations-Low Intensity Conflict, ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Barkley Elementary School celebrated the Month of the Military Child, April 11, by presenting each student with a unique coin symbolizing the sacrifices military children endure.

[For more stories about the experiences and costs of war, sign up for the weekly At War newsletter.] In March, I went to Chicken Street in Kabul, a well-known shopping stop for those Americans and ...