From the original link;Oh, is that so. :eyebrow:

Where is that?

there are different headstones for different faithgroups. it is the individual's (or executor's) choice.

I think I've seen that particular headstone pic before ... if it's a military cemetary, I would guess it's the one in Normandy ... Stones at Arlington National Cemetary are the more conventional headstone shape, with the religious symbol engraved on the stone above the name.

There are attempts being made to add to the list of already-approved religious symbols available for military headstones.

Witchvox Article

Pagan Headstone Campaign

I suspect that's Arlington cementary. The surviver's of the deceased may or may not choose to have a loved one who was a veteran interred there. I could have had my father buried at Arlington. I chose not to because he wished to be buried near other members of our family in a small graveyard back in Kentucky. Had I made the choice to have his grave in a military graveyard, I could have chosen the form of his memorial. That the military honors the religion of choice of the deceased veteran and his family is called freedom of religion, NOT government endorsed religion.

It's not Arlington. Headstones are Arlington are conventional headstone shape.

The cross-shaped stones are in the American Battle Monument Commission Cemeteries.

Silly me. I would have saved myself a lot of searching for things had I merely checked the name of bruce's posted photo.

His is of Flander's Field. Belgium, IIRC.

Why did Bruce post a picture from Belgium to make a point about the US government? I've seen Arlington National cemetary, and I honestly don't recall the shape of the memorials - just that there were row after row of them. :confused: