There is absolutely nothing I can add to this "MUST READ":
May 15, 2006
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500
Subject: Petition to Make Mt. Soledad a Federal Veteran’s Memorial
Dear Mr. President:
My wife and I would like to express our support for the effort initiated by Representative Duncan Hunter of California and the Mayor of San Diego to save the cross at Mt Soledad wherein the
Federal Government would take the property by eminent domain as a veteran’s memorial.
Our son Captain Michael D. Martino, USMC, was killed in action in Iraq on November 2, 2005, when his Cobra Helicopter was shot down by a SA 16. This past week our son’s Camp Pendleton unit, which had just recently returned from Iraq, dedicated plaques at Mt. Soledad to honor him and his fellow pilot Major Gerry Bloomfield for their heroic service. There is no better place to honor our fallen heroes than under that cross, overlooking the country they fought and died to preserve.
Our son loved his country and the many rights and liberties it provided, especially our right to 
freedom of religion. A few in this country would like to see the cross removed from Mt. Soledad and thus deny the majority their rights to religious expression. This cross is no more an affront to personal beliefs than the thousands of crosses in Arlington Cemetery.
Is it fair to the majority who have served or fallen for our nation and wish to keep the cross for the sake of the few who look to strip all religion from our country, under a false interpretation of the separation of church and state? Our son died with a strong belief that he was fighting to preserve the freedom of all Americans. Please let us have OUR freedom from activist judges and their personal interpretation of our Constitution.
Mr. President please take the Memorial at Mt Soledad under federal ownership.
You are always in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Robert A. & Sybil E. Martino
Gunshot 66…We Will Never Forget
May 23rd, 2006 at 12:00 am
Thank you for posting our letter to the President. I hope it helps make even a small contribution to helping this cause, by someone reading it, and taking to time to write the President or sign a petition to keep the cross at Mt Soledad. At the dedication ceremony for my son and Major Bloomfield at Mt Soledad, it became clear to me how important Mt Soledad and the cross were to his friends and fellow Marines. To them it helped bring closure and comfort in the knowledge that they were still serving watch over their fellow Marines everyday they flew that cross.
Robert A. Martino
Gunshot 66…We Will Never Forget
May 23rd, 2006 at 12:00 am
The following is a link to the Thomas More Law Center which is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians. By accessing this web site, readers will be able to send an email directly to President Bush regarding saving the cross at Mt. Soledad. Please take the time to contact President Bush. Thanks.
http://www.thomasmore.org/soledad.html
Sybil E. Martino
Gunshot 66 .. We Will Never Forget
Our Hero…Gunfighter 26 aka “Oprah” aka “Martini”