You know, I see this monument and I don't see a cross - I see a snapshot of places like the cemetery at Arlington. There are graves of Christians, Jews, Atheists, and others - but when you look across the sea of crosses, Magen Davids, civilian style headstones, etc. you need to remember that those markers are the mortal remains of our troops. Those markers represent the beliefs of those troops, their faith or their lack of faith.

I don't think this memorial is about the cross, I think it's about the great many troops who paid the ultimate price in service to our nation; a reminder, I believe, of the fact that many men are no longer with us but, instead lay in graves before their time had come.

I am in the Army currently, I have been a soldier, off and on, for 25 years and a couple months. Yes, I am Christian, but I really think that the veteran that designed this memorial marker was trying to remind us of the cost some of the troops paid during this war. Look at the photo again, doesn't it seem very close to those used at military cemeteries as far as design, color and it's dimensions?

I think this memorial should remain in place, cared for and maintained by the city - I see no reason to remove it. Should the local government want to remove this marker, how long will it be before protesters begin asking that religious markers be removed from cemeteries on federal or state land, etc?