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Mayor, Borough Manager Face Criticism Over Nixing Battlefield Cross On Veteran Monument In Fair Lawn New Jersey

Mayor Gail Rottenstrich (left) and Borough Manager Kurt Peluso (right) face criticism for removing the battlefield cross from a planned $150,000 veterans monument without consulting the borough's veterans during a meeting at the American Legion in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States, on September 3, 2024. Several individuals speak, noting their connection to the Battlefield Cross, whether through a loved one who died in battle or their respect for the importance of such a monument. ''The gun is hard to separate from the Battlefield Cross,'' Florio says. ''It's a tool of war.'' The mayor says she is the daughter of a marine and the wife of a veteran and insists the borough always supports veterans. ''It's what we're all about.'' She admits she has never seen a Battlefield Cross in New Jersey, but others who speak say they do exist in at least a couple of other municipalities and within the borough itself. She also says she wants to understand the significance of the Battlefield Cross. ''Memorial is a park, a

Mayor, Borough Manager Face Criticism Over Nixing Battlefield Cross On Veteran Monument In Fair Lawn New Jersey

Mayor Gail Rottenstrich (left) and Borough Manager Kurt Peluso (right) face criticism for removing the battlefield cross from a planned $150,000 veterans monument without consulting the borough's veterans during a meeting at the American Legion in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States, on September 3, 2024. Several individuals speak, noting their connection to the Battlefield Cross, whether through a loved one who died in battle or their respect for the importance of such a monument. ''The gun is hard to separate from the Battlefield Cross,'' Florio says. ''It's a tool of war.'' The mayor says she is the daughter of a marine and the wife of a veteran and insists the borough always supports veterans. ''It's what we're all about.'' She admits she has never seen a Battlefield Cross in New Jersey, but others who speak say they do exist in at least a couple of other municipalities and within the borough itself. She also says she wants to understand the significance of the Battlefield Cross. ''Memorial is a park, a

Mayor, Borough Manager Face Criticism Over Nixing Battlefield Cross On Veteran Monument In Fair Lawn New Jersey

A resident voices her concerns. Mayor Gail Rottenstrich and Borough Manager Kurt Peluso face criticism for removing the battlefield cross from a planned $150,000 veterans monument without consulting the borough's veterans during a meeting at the American Legion in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States, on September 3, 2024. Several individuals speak, noting their connection to the Battlefield Cross, whether through a loved one who died in battle or their respect for the importance of such a monument. ''The gun is hard to separate from the Battlefield Cross,'' Florio says. ''It's a tool of war.'' The mayor says she is the daughter of a marine and the wife of a veteran and insists the borough always supports veterans. ''It's what we're all about.'' She admits she has never seen a Battlefield Cross in New Jersey, but others who speak say they do exist in at least a couple of other municipalities and within the borough itself. She also says she wants to understand the significance of the Battlefield Cross. ''Memor

85. Anniversary Of An Outbreak Of The Second World War

Polish Minister of National Defence and Deputy Prime Minister, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz attends a ceremony commemorating 85. anniversary of an the outbreak of the Second World War on Raclawicki Cemetery in Krakow, Poland on September 1, 2024. The Second World War started when Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)

85. Anniversary Of An Outbreak Of The Second World War

Polish Minister of National Defence and Deputy Prime Minister, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz attends a ceremony commemorating 85. anniversary of an the outbreak of the Second World War on Raclawicki Cemetery in Krakow, Poland on September 1, 2024. The Second World War started when Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)