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Story by Jenny Jones
Photography by Pete Marovich
On a recent December day, the parents of a fallen Marine turned their grief into an outpouring of love for thousands of American heroes.

John and Susan McColley, of North Carolina, hosted a Christmas wreath-laying ceremony at Quantico National Cemetery in Virginia.

They laid a wreath not only on the grave of their son, Sgt. Eric McColley, but also on the tombs of 2,000 other soldiers.

Remembering the Fallen at Christmas
Twon young boys carry wreaths amongst the headstones at Quantico National Cemetery in Virginia in early December.
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