(WBAP/KLIF) — Two Texas grave stones deemed to promote hate are causing controversy. Two German World War II graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston national cemetery in San Antonio and replaced with new headstones.
The pair of headstones had become a long controversy over whether they were historical artifacts worth preserving or emblems of hate that should be destroyed.
Veterans Affairs wanted to “continue to preserve” the two headstones at Fort Sam and a third in Fort Douglas post cemetery in Utah that also bears Nazi symbols.
According to the San Antonio Express-News, members of congress, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, responded by demanding the removal of the gravestones.
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