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Veterans Resurrect WWI Memorial Cross in California After Decade-Long Dispute

Nov. 11, 2012 8:40pm
Veterans Ressurect War Memorial Cross in Mojave Desert After Lengthy Legal Dispute

(Photo: AP via Fox News)

(TheBlaze/AP) — A war memorial cross that once stood on a rocky hilltop in a national park before being deemed unconstitutional and ordered removed has been resurrected on Veterans Day in the stunningly stark Mojave desert site, capping a landmark case for veterans fighting similar battles on public lands.

Henry Sandoz, who cared for the original 1930s cross as part of a promise to a dying World War I veteran, rededicated a new, 7-foot steel cross on the same hilltop. The site is now in private hands as part of a land swap with the National Park Service that ended the longstanding legal dispute, which had become entangled in the thorny issues of patriotism and religion.

“Judges and lawyers may have played their roles, but it was the veterans who earned this memorial, and it is for them it rises once more,” said attorney Hiram Sasser of the Texas-based Liberty Institute, which represented veterans in the legal fight.

The settlement approved by a federal judge in April permitted the Park Service to turn over the acre of land known as Sunrise Rock to a Veteran of Foreign Wars post in Barstow and the Veterans Home of California-Barstow in exchange for five acres of donated property elsewhere in the 1.6 million acre preserve, about a four hour-drive east of Los Angeles.

The donated land was owned by Sandoz and his wife, Wanda, of Yucca Valley.

Sandoz has cared for the memorial as a promise to World War I veteran, Riley Bembry, who with other shell-shocked vets went to the desert to help heal and erected a wooden cross on Sunrise Rock in 1934. It was later replaced with a cross made of steel pipes.

Veterans Ressurect War Memorial Cross in Mojave Desert After Lengthy Legal Dispute

This 2002 photo shows the Mojave Cross in the Mojave National Preserve. (Photo: Carlos Puma/AP)

Then Sunrise Rock became part of the Mojave National Preserve in 1994, putting the Christian symbol on public land.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2001 on behalf of a retired Park Service employee who argued the cross was unconstitutional because of the separation of church and state, and federal courts ordered it removed.

Congress stepped in and ordered the land swap in 2003, but the courts rejected the transfer. The issue eventually made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in April 2010 refused to order the cross removed. The high court directed a federal judge to review the congressional land transfer plan.

But just weeks after the 2010 court decision, the cross – which had been covered up to comply with court injunctions – was stolen. In a startling twist of events, it turned up earlier this month near San Francisco with a note saying it needed to be returned to its rightful owners.

Regardless, veterans decided to start fresh and dedicated its replacement in an official ceremony Sunday.

The Park Service plans to fence the site, leaving entrances for visitors, and post signs noting it is private land. A plaque stating that the cross is a memorial for U.S. war veterans will be placed on the rock.

Fox News has more on the story, including video of the ceremony:

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Comments (63)

  • SaintLionheart
    Posted on November 13, 2012 at 9:59am

    Semper Fi!

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  • Mitchm999
    Posted on November 12, 2012 at 3:33pm

    I love this. Everyone should be able to go on public land and put up whatever symbols they want. The government has no right to take them down. We should be able to do what we want on these lands.

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  • repairsea
    Posted on November 12, 2012 at 2:08pm

    God bless our beloved veterans. Amen.

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  • 1_Smoot_Tall
    Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:48am

    WAIT!!!!! This is NOT a victory for religious expression. A victory would have had the cross allowed on PUBLIC land. This land has been privatized to allow for the cross in a land swap for FIVE TIMES AS MUCH LAND from private lands.

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  • Jerry Frey
    Posted on November 12, 2012 at 2:14am

    The Cross will save you, the crescent will kill you.

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  • OneShotPagan
    Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:03am

    OK … so I’m no Christian, but I have no problem with nativities, crosses, crucifixes or any other religious symbols … anyone who does has no faith in their own religion or opposition to any religion … they are impotent and have nothing to offer society except their own void … **** Em!

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  • DadRocked
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:33pm

    HEY LIBS! Get a load of this, how would you call it? Uhh… crap?
    Reminder to all TEA PARTIERS (Especially the originals that either wanted to be here in D.C or were there with me on 12SEP2010):
    For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
    For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

    That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
    Declaration of Independence (Preamble 2.2)

    And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:42pm

      I will take and make this pledge For the love of Family and our Great Country!!!

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:07pm

    Forsake God and you too will be foresaken.

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    • The Giver
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:13am

      Respect for God has been kicked out of our schools, movies, tv shows, and even churches. What can we expect to happen when we had stopped turning to Him. More of us are finally realizing that it is the kingdom of God that we are to seek.
      What a wonderful ending for the Veterans and us today. Looks like whoever stole it, felt bad about it.

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    • wvernon1981
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 1:31am

      I gave up god and I’ve never been better.

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 2:30am

      WVERNON – This life here on earth is only temporary. I hope there will soon come a time when you will see you how much you need Him in your life. And when you do, you will find Him right where you left Him.

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  • Lone Ranger
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:01pm

    Separation of church and state is the biggest lie liberals have ever foisted on us. http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2006/06/the-mythical-wall-of-separation-how-a-misused-metaphor-changed-church-state-law-policy-and-discourse

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:46pm

      Kemo Sabe – Thanks for the reference and link to Heritage… Great people there and another great article.

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    • SacredHonor1776
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 3:58am

      Interesting article although it glances over a few details.

      Including president Grant’s interpration of “church and state seperation”

      http://www.britannica.com/presidents/article-9116880

      Of course it’s notable he believed not only should religion be kept out of schools, he also thought atheism should as well. In other words kids should get basic education devoid of any form of philosophical indoctrination.

      However at the time I think the public educational primers often contained material from bible, but it was kept non-denomination, non-sectarian. So as no specific church was influencing the children. Very different times…

      Of course some of Jefferson’s own political work in his own state of Virginia IIRC was similar to Rhode Island’s to prevent sectarian control of a state and create a system open to all belief systems, without persecution of others (as Massachusetts had become a theocracy, much like reason they had escaped England in the first place).

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    • dutchy
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 5:35am

      @Lone Ranger: So True and thanks for the link

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    • ReddirtOkie
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 5:11pm

      First all a big thank you to the Sandoz family from a veteran. Second the Supreme Court decisions concerning “seperation of church and state” and going outside the constitution for references to substanuate their decisions without considering all the references to the subject leaves the citizen with little recourse without amending the constitution. The twisted reasoning of some of the justices leaves you saying “What, youv’e got to be kidding”. The latest one being Obamacare. There is no wall other than that erected by the courts. Appointment of the justices is critical for our freedoms.

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  • Delores at CH WV
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:19pm

    Thank God for these real Heroes. The World War I Vets have left us; after all their sacrifices for us, we are letting them down. Shame on the traitors who know the truth and will not come forward to expose these enemies of the Republic of the United States of America.

    Most everyone knows that this election was rigged in so many ways. Our votes meant nothing because they already had the votes counted before/during the greatest election day fraud. This country has never seen such fraud as what happened in 2008 and 2012. Deny if you like; most people know what the truth really is. I wish Allen West great things. He is a real Man! He is not afraid that people show hate towards him. He has God and that is all anyone needs. Thanks Allen, rewards are coming your way. The best ones are in heaven and I hope to see you there!

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:13pm

    Veterans:
    May God bless you, one and all…your families as well.

    THANK YOU

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  • Totally Domestic
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:06pm

    Lets all stand up for the cross!

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  • Berfie
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:03pm

    Kudos to the Law Enforcement Officers helping put that cross back.

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  • kalli
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:26pm

    HERE IS BHO’S RESPONSE WHEN HE BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO REQUIRE THE
    MILITARY PAY FOR THEIR WAR INJURIES.

    Bad press, including major mockery of the play by comedian Jon Stewart, led to President Obama abandoning his proposal to require veterans carry private health insurance to cover the estimated $540 billion annual cost to the federal government of treatment for injuries to military personnel received during their tours on active duty. The President admitted that he was puzzled by the magnitude of the opposition to his proposal.

    “Look, it’s an all volunteer force,” Obama complained. “Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice? It doesn’t compute..” “I thought these were people who were proud to sacrifice for their country,
    “Obama continued “I wasn’t asking for blood, just money. With the country facing the worst financial crisis in its history, I’d have thought that the patriotic thing to do would be to try to help reduce the nation’s deficit.. I guess I underestimated the selfishness of some of my fellow Americans.”
    (continued)

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:28pm

      REMEMBER THIS STATEMENT….”Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?”

      If he thinks he will ever get another vote from an Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard service member or veteran of a military service he ought to think it over.. If you or a family member is or has served their country please pass this to them.

      Excerpt from: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/01/after-timing-dust-up-pressure-builds-on-obama-to-deliver-major-jobs-plan/#ixzz1WjcyDbF5

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:20pm

      He actually said that ! ? I wonder what the guys think that are in Marine One, Air Force One, at Andrews, vets now Secret Service and on and on. I would bet that they’re ticked off, BIG TIME, that he and his klan are back for more years.

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    • vehoae
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:35pm

      Kalli — the sad thing is that people like Obama will, indeed, be elected and reelected. Why? Jimmy Carter’s Dept. of Education and what has been being taught to children since 1980. Haven’t you noticed how bureaucrats and students now refer to themselves as “global citizens” rather than citizens of the U.S.? Children here and around the globe are being taught to despise all those things my generation and older hold dear – morality, faithfulness to God and Jesus, patriotism for this now-faded Republic, loyalty to the national Constitution, etc. I’m so ashamed of what this once-meaningful Republic has turned into. Powerbrokers like Obama & his ilk, and members of Congress and the courts …. they will be held both personally and professionally accountable by God. I know the saints in Heaven who watch and listen to what goes on here on earth are wincing with anguish at what is going on. I can hardly believe Obama had the nerve to say those dreadful things about my son and milllions of other soldiers who have sacrificed their lives on behalf of so many people around the globe. Obama’s blasphemy of our soldiers shows just how bad the next four years will be. God, please protect us from Lucifer and those who do his lawless and immoral will.

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:54pm

      DADROCKED: What really is pathetic is all the military votes that never got counted. All the military serving overseas who never got the chance to vote, or it was lost in transit.

      VEHOE: A pastor said today, “I know many of you have been rather sad and depressed with the election results this week. Don’t be…don’t be. We know that we are one day closer to the King’s return, and the victory has already been won.”

      I know Tuesday night when the election was called, I was tearing up. On rising the next morning, in my heart I rejoiced because I know that His ways are higher than our ways, and His thinking is higher than our thinking. He is in total control, and the result of the election is in His plan. Keep your hope and trust in Him…the future is much better.

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:05pm

      Vehoa – Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry.
      [1834 Colonel Blacker Oliver’s Advice in E. Hayes Ballads of Ireland pal…

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:18pm

      KALLI – I live now in the D.C. area and only read the Washington Times – This is from 05NOV12 article:
      Obama suppressing the military vote – Overseas service members unable to access the polls
      by Ned Ryun
      The men and women who risk their lives to preserve freedom for all Americans are at risk of losing one of the very freedoms they protect.

      Overseas military absentee voting was abysmal in 2008 — only 20% of overseas military turned in absentee ballots — and it looks like it’s going to be even worse in 2012. In Virginia and Ohio, military and overseas ballots have fallen 70% since 2008, according to the Military Voter Protection Project. Ohio received only 9,700 ballots in September, whereas in September 2008, it received 32,000.

      So, why aren’t soldiers voting? In many cases they simply can’t, and they have their commander in chief, President Obama, to blame.

      Hundreds of thousands of our uniformed personnel have been shut out of the process, and we can thank the Obama administration and even the Obama campaign for this tragedy. After poor turnout in 2008, Congress passed the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (Move) Act to ensure that all military are provided with the opportunity to vote. The act put standards in place, such as mailing absentee ballots no later than 45 days before an election and requiring installation voting assistance offices to be built at most military bases and posts.

      (cont’d)

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:18pm

      As of September, the Department of Defense inspector general’s office found that the Obama administration had “not established all the [assistance offices] as intended by the Move Act.”

      Frankly, that’s an understatement. Only 116 of the 229 mandated offices were constructed, and of the 116, many were set up after their projected deadline and in places not often visited on military facilities.

      Read More:
      http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/5/obama-suppressing-the-military-vote/

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    • soisay
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:20pm

      http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/veteranshealth.asp

      That was a satirical column, fictional, invented. It was never uttered by the president.

      There was a proposal to submit veteran health expenses to their private carriers (if they have one) before covering it by government. There is always a primary / secondary payer when you have two coverages. All private illness is covered by the private insurance for vets that have it, but the proposal (quickly withdrawn) was to include service illnesses as being first submitted to private coverage where available.

      It is easy to twist this reality to “MAKE VETS PAY” and quote a fictional article, but it takes only 2 minutes to look it up in snopes. There are plenty of ideas kicked around in the budget meetings. Many of them shot down right away. To imply this idea was treasonous or a anti-american, or to continue to quote an invented statement, is wrong.

      Lets get our act together and use real information to decide how to face the budget compromise.

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:13am

      SOISAY – Tip of the hat to you to at least submit a link to justify your comments, and here is the but…
      “…but it takes only 2 minutes to look it up in snopes.” Snopes.com has a tarnished halo for this takes only 2 minutes to look it up on bing.com. If they were a solid force there would not be so many unanswered fair questions of their bias. Sort of like wikipedia… A lot of facts and a lot of doubt to their writings.

      “Lets get our act together and use real information to decide how to face the budget compromise.”
      Compromise? On what? After a repeat arsonist burns down neighborhoods, after a repeat thief robs numerous times, after a repeat this or that. Once they are confronted, they always want to compromise. Be it with the district attorney or in this case government officials mucking up so so much. They built the debt up so high and NOW they want to compromise?

      Maybe the great ACLU can help them when the bad guys go down!

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 1:32am

      SOISAY: I checked my link and realized that is the article where a Veteran posted this commentary. But, since the WH has taken control of the internet and blocks anything said against bho, and where the WH has written bho into history giving him grandiose high marks of his accomplishments, anything on the internet about him should not be construed as being honest or truthful. That includes anything snoped, wiki’d, etal. However, it appears my posted commentary was authored as satire, and he did a great job in writing something that I believe a lot of people would not put it past bho saying, especially knowing how much he loves the military.

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 1:43am

      DADROCKED – I read several columns about the military votes not being properly set up according to the law. I definitely believe this admin purposely had the fix all done to rock the vote their way because they knew they would lose if they didn’t. With not counting the military votes, absentee ballots throughout the country, many districts receiving 100%-150% of their voting ballots, voting machines already programmed to vote bho even when Romney was selected, this election was a total fraud. It’s sad to see the ones who truly deserve to choose their CIC are not given that right.

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    • greatgrandma
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 2:08am

      Isn’t running for office a volunteer thing? Nobody twisted your arm to run for President, Mr. Obama! So does this mean that You and the rest of the Govt. should pay for your own health care? Of course I hear Obamacare is a good choice too.
      Since running for office is a volunteer thingy, There should be no retirement, no pay for the rest of your lives etc, etc, etc.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:22pm

    Happy Veterans Day to all the Veterans out there.

    And THANK YOU !!!

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:42pm

      Well Thank You for saying Thank You Monk! And You’re welcome, you can count on us today and tomorrows to come!

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  • cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:05pm

    It breaks my heart but the new and upcoming Americans have 0 understanding of what my grandfather and my two uncles (uncles died in the war) they have video games that is the reality to them,just hit the reset button.

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    • For my Liberty!
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:13pm

      Not to mention that they really don’t understand “separation of Church and state”. That was put in to keep the government from supporting one religion over another —JUST as they are doing today with Muslims.

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:22pm

      FREEDOM OF… NOT freedom from !

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  • kalli
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:59pm

    Let this Cross be the symbol of hope that binds Patriots together who love this country and know that together we stand, divided we fall. The United States of America and its Constitution must continue to be our rule of law. It is our G-d-given rights that govern us, not the ACLU, union thugs, socialists, marxists, communists, or deceiver-in-chief. Thank you, Veterans for your patriotism and love of G-d, country and family. Without you, where would we be in history?

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    • soisay
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:24pm

      The ACLU sues on behalf of the constitution. If you or your family are the victim of government overreach, you will be as thankful for them as you are for the police and our troops. They are continuing to sue against the invasive parts of the PATRIOT act and against warrantless cellphone taps.

      Union “thugs” are workers, Americans, put upon by company owners. There were no unions where workers did not need to protect themselves. Those not represented by unions today are often the lowest of working poor, and have no recourse against unfair practices.

      Socialists, communists, and marxists (all different groups) have agendas and proposed solutions for American issues. Bernie Sanders has declared himself a Socialist. Rank and File democrats have no overlap with communists or marxists, and you have to stretch reality to apply socialism to their agenda. Economic policy, government regulations, and initiatives are a political platform, not an effort to overthrow the government.

      In the past, patriotic soldiers would say: “I don’t agree with your opinion, but I fought to protect your right to have it”. That was patriotism and love of country. That is still how you show patriotism and love of our country. We are one country under one flag. No red states, no blue states, only united states.

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 9:46pm

      SOISAY: I could say a lot to you regarding the points made in your post, but it is obvious to me it would be a total waste of my time. One note, American citizens are victims of obama’s overreach. Do you think the ACLU would help us? Everyone should read the history of the ACLU.

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    • soisay
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 11:37pm

      My family has turned to the ACLU on multiple occasions when school districts, city hall, and the like overreached constitutional limits (Tyranny anyone?). The “L” stand for Liberty, as in “Libertarian”. Who else is opposing the PATRIOT act and cellphone taps?

      ACA was taken to the SC and we got half a loaf. There is nothing else left to litigate.

      My father sent his entire family to college only due to his union agreements and seniority. We kids have moved on with our lives, and given him grand and great grandchildren, but it is unfair to sense no nuance about the importance of labor being organized when necessary.

      The democratic plans for healthcare, environment, labor, education, and the like are not THAT unlike the GOP, as most start at the same intellectual source. That is why we have a TeaParty! “Socialism”, “Communism”, “Marxism” (and “Fascism” by the left) are just red meat thrown by our owners to get us to bark and howl and stop thinking for ourselves. Elections are a matter of policy and solutions, but we are fed slogans and dog whistles. Think for yourself.

      Are you going to throw me out of the party like Bob Bennett, Jim Jeffords, and the two senators from Maine? How small shall we make our tent before we figure out that is the surest way to oblivion?

      I don’t agree with your fears and many of your statements, but I will defend your ability to say them. God Bless America.

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    • JediKnight
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:57am

      @SOISAY: How about the teachers that are suspended or fired for wearing a cross in a public school? Where’s the ACLU for them? Nowhere to be found is where. Or the violations of the 2nd amendment? Oh that’s right, again, nowhere to be found. Even they, the ACLU, say that they’re there to defend 1st amendment rights and not 2nd amendment rights, but that still doesn’t explain why they don’t defend the teacher that gets suspended or fired for wearing a cross in a public school.

      At one time the unions stood for the worker. Now the unions just stand for power. Take a look at what their leaders are saying and get your head out of the ground. They aren’t there to help you or your family any longer. Not every business treats their employees like garbage.

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    • Mitchm999
      Posted on November 12, 2012 at 3:36pm

      You are so right. I am thrilled that President Obama is here to lead us.

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  • momrules
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:51pm

    Wonderful news on this Veterans Day. God bless all true Americans.

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  • SaturdaysWarrior76
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:49pm

    Good for them, God bless them for fighting the good fight on this and winning! That’s MY America!

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:47pm

    Thirteen years of battles? How insane. God Bless that couple!

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:46pm

    GOD BLESS YOU, VETERANS!!!

    Thank you for your service then and now.
    Most of us have your backs and we are coming to stand with you.

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:05pm

      We know that most have stood behind us KickAGrandma ! Thank you for that !
      Sad part is that those of us that are still around are the 1%.
      Literally, of all of the ones that are still on this earth only equals ONE PERCENT.
      Amongst WWI vets, once 16 million strong, they’r passing away at a rate of between 1,000 to 1,500 a day and now number about 2.5 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates.at this rate that the the last man standing is estimated to in the year 2020.

      Dad is a Marine that had passed 2½ years ago. 2nd Batallion 5th Marines, Invasion of Inchon Korea.
      Dad was born on this date (Armistice Day) 1929.
      His Maroon/Gold Marines flag has flown since this past Thursday, tomorrow is the Marines 237th Birthday. The flag will be lowered tomorrow sundown in honor of both.

      … judging by the passing of the World War I veterans, we’re predicting they will all be gone by 2020.

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:12pm

      Should read, “Amongst WWII vets…

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    • kalli
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:40pm

      “Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem. ”
      - Ronald Reagan

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    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:47pm

      KALLI – Thanks, I had not heard that one yet. I make note and put it with Dad’s stuff. Thanks

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on November 11, 2012 at 8:44pm

    .
    God bless America!

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