North County Times - MILITARY: Camp Pendleton Didn't See Cross Flap Coming

November 21, 2011

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By Mark Walker, NCTimes.com

A memorial cross atop a Camp Pendleton hillside installed by former Marines and widows of troops killed in Iraq is prompting a fight that base officials say they didn't see coming and are scrambling to resolve. . . .

Late Friday afternoon, the Christian-based American Center for Law and Justice, founded by televangelist Pat Robertson, said it has petitioned base officials to let the cross stay.

The group says it is not intended to promote any faith, but is rather a commemorative symbol. . . .

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