Religious Symbols as War Memorials

[Tino]

Should older monuments that are religious in nature be changed/replaced to reflect our current sensibilities?
-or- Should atheists accept that our country's history is deeply religious, and tolerate such monuments?

It's mildly irritating but it's so far down in the general background noise of public religion that it doesn't seem like a battle worth choosing to fight. I might feel differently if I had to drive by it every day, but I think I'd side with the point made about tradition, and not want to upset veterans by pursuing it.

Regarding the photo of the Normandy cemetery that Brian posted, I thought about this the other day. If you've been to these military cemeteries you've seen crosses over most graves and jewish stars over others. But isn't it sad that the final marker of a life is which religious team the person was affiliated with? Your final marker could be so many things - your occupation, the highest degree you earned, the number of children you left behind, your sports team, etc. but no, it's just how many christians, how many jews.