Significance of Veteran Monument and Tombstone

A Veteran Monument is normally constructed in the memory of a significant event, person or a specific group of people having a historical, cultural and social importance and heritage. During the ancient period, when the rule of the king was predominant throughout the world, lot of historical monuments and memorials were built to commemorate significant events or occurrences. These structures have been inscribed in our scriptures and continue to remain a very important part of our existence that reminds us of the greatness of our ancestors. These monuments are usually huge in size and their construction is also extremely unique resembling the architectural style and design of the period that it was built in. These large monuments, due to their historic significance are therefore legally protected by the respective governing countries based on certain guidelines as prescribed by the country’s law.

Another distinct feature of the monuments is that some of them were dedicated to pay a tribute to a prince/ princess’s death and therefore a tombstone was built after burying their body and the structure was therefore built in their remembrance. There are various examples of veteran tombstone throughout the world. One of the famous veteran monuments is the Vietnam Memorial in the U.S which was built to honour the death of every freedom fighter who lost their lives fighting for the pride of his country. There are tombstones that have the names of certain army personnel along with their name, date of birth, rank and branch of service inscribed on it. There are professional tombstone makers who specialize in the art of inscribing the details of the deceased on different types of stone that can be placed on their grave to honour their death.