Top Veterans Official Joins Fight For Govt. Headstones With Wiccan Symbol...

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:43 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 12:55 PM ET

Associated Press:

Over the years, families have used religious symbols such as the Jewish Star of David, the Christian cross and the Islamic crescent and star to honor their loved ones on headstones and markers. For Sgt. Patrick Stewart's family, the symbol of choice was also from his religion: the Wiccan pentacle.

But of all the symbols and faiths recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Wicca and its emblem -- a circle around a five-pointed star -- are not among them.

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