Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial

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In a case that could challenge the doctrine of separation of church and state, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether an eight-foot cross to honor fallen Soldiers can stand in the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, Calif. A smaller wooden cross was first erected by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1934 and maintained as a war memorial by the National Park Service.

http:////www.military.com/news/article/high-court-to-rule-on-cross-memorial.html

 

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Update on the fate of this Memorial. The case will be heard by the Supreme Court in October.

Congress tried to swap one acre of the National Mojave Preserve for 5 acres on the boundary of the preserve. But the ACLU got the Federal Appeals court to disallow the swap. The ACLU argues the Cross must be destroyed.

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http://www.donttearmedown.com/