The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial has stood since 1954 as a symbol of the selfless sacrifice and service of our nation’s military. The memorial contains a 29-foot cross, surrounded by six concentric walls that display more than 3,400 plaques containing the photos, names and diverse religious symbols of our fallen service men and women.
For more than 20 years, the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross has been at the center of a dramatic legal battle, and this week, the ACLU finally submitted its brief in which it proposes a remedy to end the case…tear down the Cross.
The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial has stood since 1954 as a symbol of the selfless sacrifice and service of our nation’s military. The memorial contains a 29-foot cross, surrounded by six concentric walls that display more than 3,400 plaques containing the photos, names and diverse religious symbols of our fallen service men and women.
For two decades, the ACLU has sought removal of the Memorial’s cross, claiming a violation of the so-called “separation of church and state.” In January 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit agreed with the ACLU and declared the cross unconstitutional.
Read full article here: http://blog.libertyinstitute.org/2013/07/its-official-aclu-says-tear-down-mt.html
