PLANO, Texas, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sometime overnight, a cross was placed on Sunrise Rock, the original location of the Mojave Desert War Memorial which was torn down last week, in the Mojave National Preserve.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legion vowed to continue its fight to preserve a veterans' war memorial in the Mojave desert, even after vandals have apparently removed the cross in the middle of the night. "This was never about one cross," said The American Legion National Commander Clarence E.

WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The national commander of The American Legion today hailed the 5-4 decision of the Supreme court reversing a lower court decision that could have required the removal of a cross that has stood in the Mojave National Preserve for more than 75 years. "I commend the court for its decision that finally restores common sense that will enable this symbol to stand proudly as intended - a tribute to honor American soldiers who died in World War I," said National Commander Clarence E.

By Margo Bartlett Pesek The return of cooler months to the desert invites exploration of the sprawling Mojave National Preserve just over the Nevada border in Southern California.

SAN FRANCISCO - A cross that stands 8 feet tall in the vast Mojave National Preserve must come down, a federal appeals court ruled in invalidating a congressionally endorsed land exchange that sought to preserve it. The Christian symbol was built in 1934 by a group of World War I veterans.