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An SA80 rifle with five dog tags representing Soldiers from the British Black Watch (R) sits with other U.S. Marine M16 rifles during a memorial service for the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California May 26, 2005. Some 420 soldiers, sailors, marines and British soldiers serving with the 1st Marine Division were killed in Iraq. Since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, at least 1,647 American military personnel have lost their lives in Iraq. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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Emily Dieruf from Lexington, Kentucky reacts after finding her husband's dog tag at Camp Pendleton, California May 26, 2005. A memorial service was held in honor of the 420 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and British Soldiers who lost their lives while serving with the 1st Marine Division in Iraq. Since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, at least 1,647 American military personnel have lost their lives in Iraq. REUTERS/Mike Blake
 

Rg9

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May God bless their souls.

Do you know why they point the weapons down into the ground (symbolism, etc.)? Just wondering.
 

Grant

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Rg9 said:
May God bless their souls.

Do you know why they point the weapons down into the ground (symbolism, etc.)? Just wondering.

I'm guessing that they stab bayonettes into the ground to keep the rifles standing up.
 
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