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I don't usually find myself in cemeteries unless they have some historic or personal significance. However, my friend Cambriaman suggested that we visit the cemetery in the Central California town he calls home. In particular was interested in showing me this unusual memorial. This is a bench on which a number of children's toys have been placed next to the grave of an "Unknown Child" by a resident or residents of the town. These cloth stuffed toys have withstood the ravages of weather and are a poignant reminder of lost childhood and of a child who died a a very young age. The following two images were taken at the same location. Note how the grave site is encircled by pinecones. I assume there is some significance to this but I don't know what it is.

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Whenever I do visit a cemetery I try to find the gravesites or tombstones of American Soldiers who have lost their lives in combat or are the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor...but int this cas I happened upon the grave or Ira Van Gordon who served in the Mexican-American War (1846-48)

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