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GARLAND - Symbolizes Victory in Death. Garlands are normally made with evergreen foliage which represent everlasting life.   

GATES - Symbolize the passage way from earth to heaven.  The "Pearly Gates" are represented by a crown between the open gates.  

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (GAR) VETERAN - The "Grand Army of the Republic" (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War for the North.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (IOOF) - The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a religiously and politically independent fraternal order of Odd Fellows founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.  It was originally chartered by the Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity but has been independent since 1842.  The order is also known as the Triple Link Fraternity, referring to the order's "Triple Links" symbol, alluding to its motto FLT "Friendship, Love and Truth".

PURPLE HEART MEDAL - The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of an Armed Force or any civilian national of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after April 5, 1917, has been wounded or killed, or who has died or may hereafter die after being wounded: 

TORCH WITH FLAME- A lit torch serves as a guiding light to everlasting life.  The "eternal flames" most often commemorate a person or event of national significance and serves as a symbol of an enduring nature such as a religious belief or commitment to a common goal, such as international peace. The torch and flame was first introduced into our Modern Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games.  Since then, the flame has come to symbolize "the light of spirit, knowledge, and life." 

TORCH WITH FLAME (INVERTED) -  The inverted torch represents death or a life extinguished.  The inverted torch with the flame still burning represents the death of the flesh, but the eternal life of the soul.  

FISH - Symbol of Christianity for abundance and faith as observed in the Biblical story of fishes and loaves.

FERN - Symbolizes Humility and Sincerity.

WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPs (WRC) - The Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) is the official women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, recognized in 1883.  The W.R.C. is one of the many women's organizations that were founded after the American Civil War.   In 1879 a group of Massachusetts women found a "secret" organization and its members were to be women who were loyal to the North during the Civil War.  From 1879, the Woman's Relief Corps held as the primary means to identify women who were eligible to become members was remaining loyal to the Union.