There are people in this world that do not have an appreciation nor a gratitude to all those men who have served in any area of the Armed Services. It is sad and wrong.

I recently heard of a story that brings tears to my eyes and breaks my heart. Out in the Mojave Desert there is a War Memorial Cross that was erected by WWI veterans in 1934. They were suffering from “shell shock” and the doctor told them they would best recover in a dry climate and prescribed they move out to the desert. While there to help heal their hearts and minds they put this monument up to honor their friends who had died in the war and also to honor anyone who would ever die in any wars. They put it up so that they would not forget the sacrifice of their comrades who didn’t come back with them.

Well a park ranger from Oregon heard about this cross and decided he might drive through the desert and he might be offended by it being there and he wants it torn down. Now the ACLU is fighting the veterans to have this memorial and all other public memorials like it torn down because its “religious”.

This is NOT a religious monument. It is a remembrance for those precious lives that have been lost or will be lost in service to one’s country. It breaks my heart that some people do not care about the lives that it represents or the meaningfulness to those who put it up.
It was covered in a huge paper bag, but people thought it was wrong to do and they tore the bag off. Right now the cross is covered in an OSB box.

If this breaks your heart too and you would like to do something about it, please go sign the petition and pray that the court decision will pass in the veterans favor. There is a lot more info on the website, so please take a look: Don’t Tear Me Down.

You can also find them on:

and you can grab this widget for your blog:

I believe this is wrong, and I pray that this monument will not be torn down! Will you join in the stand and show the veterans and those that are serving and will serve our country that you appreciate them? I am!

©AmandaDixon2009

Tags: ACLU, Don't Tear Me Down, memorial, Mojave Desert, monument, veterans, War Memorial Cross

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 10:22 am and is filed under US History. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.