This Memorial Day you can do something to show our military service men and women that you appreciate their sacrifices. Across the nation veteran's memorials are under attack from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) because they claim the presence of any religious symbol such as a cross or a Star of David on the public memorial is a government establishment of religion. One case, that of Salazar v. Buono - the Mohave Desert Memorial - is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. In support of veteran's memorials, the Liberty Legal Institute has joined with the leading veteran's organizations and Harry and Wanda Sandoz, the caretakers for the Mojave Desert Memorial in filing a brief before the court and launching a petition drive where citizens can thank and support our military veterans.
Participating in the press conference on this case: Joe Davis, Director of Public Affairs for the Washington Office of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. www.vfw.org - Listen | Download Jim Sims, National Senior Vice Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. www.purpleheart.org - Listen | Download Mark Seavey, Assistant National Legislative Director for the American Legion. www.legion.org - Listen | Download Kelly Shackelford, Esq., Chief Counsel and President of Liberty Legal Institute. www.libertylegal.org - Listen | Download Henry and Wanda Sandoz, caretakers of the Mojave Desert Memorial - Listen | Download
Question and Answer period: 1) What if Veteran's groups lose this case, what could happen? - Listen | Download 2) How does this case play into the larger battle for religious freedom? - Listen | Download 3) Is the presence of the cross on veteran's memorials meant to be a religious outreach? - Listen | Download 4) Discussion of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denial of a land transfer to settle the case. - Listen | Download 5) The reaction of veterans and families of veterans to this attack on war memorials. - Listen | Download 6) The ACLU created a fiction about the memorial to bring this case. What happens if the high court upholds that fiction? - Listen | Download
**To sign a petition supporting military veterans and their memorials, visit www.donttearmedown.com.
