Tuesday, May 11, 2010

One More War Memorial Desecrated

Photo: Mojave Desert Memorial Cross missing
(justice.gov)


Mojave Cross At Center Of Court Fight Reported Stolen -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- A war memorial shaped like a cross that has been at the center of a Supreme Court fight has been torn down by vandals from its remote perch in a California desert.

The 6-foot-tall metal structure was removed Sunday night from Sunrise Rock in a lonely stretch of the Mojave National Preserve, said government officials and veterans groups that have been fighting for years to keep the cross on national park land.

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More News On The Mojave Cross

Thieves take controversial Mojave Desert cross
-- AP
Controversial Mojave cross stolen in California -- AFP
Thieves Steal Mojave Desert Memorial Cross in Nighttime Heist -- FOX News
Mojave cross stolen -- Washington Post
WWI memorial cross stolen from Mojave National Preserve -- Stars And Stripes
Desecration of Mojave Desert Cross Does Not Deter The American Legion in Its Fight to Protect Memorials -- PR Newswire

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