Soldiers Cross
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The gathering of family and friends, the flowers, the food, the carefully chosen words; these elements of traditional services of remembrance are luxuries unavailable to the soldiers in the field, or in the throes of battle. But for them, the necessity and the desire to commemorate the individual whose life was given in the performance of duty, the support of companions and the service to Country becomes paramount. For them, as they stand in unit formation, the final roll is called, and the name of the fallen soldier is spoken last.
The name is called out by the First Sergeant three times. After the third call, when no response is uttered, a fellow soldier steps forward to stand before the unit, thrusts the rifle of the fallen, bayonet down, into the ground and drapes the dog tags of the fallen over the rifle. A helmet is then placed on top and a pair of boots at the base. This makeshift cross is then acknowledged, so that all will know and remember that this fallen soldier is accounted for, and will never be forgotten. The soldier who places the cross of the fallen soldier, or SOLDIER'S CROSS, is most often a best friend.
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