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Brittany, left, and her son, Christian, 4, visit the grave of her husband and his father, Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, on Memorial Day in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2015. Christian is wearing his father’s cover.

Brittany, left, and her son, Christian, 4, visit the grave of her husband and his father, Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, on Memorial Day in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2015. Christian is wearing his father’s cover.

Brittany, left, and her son, Christian, 4, visit the grave of her husband and his father, Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, on Memorial Day in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2015. Christian is wearing his father’s cover.

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