"Mt. Soledad cross allowed to remain at war veteran memorial"

I have memories of playing around this cross on Mt. Soledad when I lived in California. Even back then some were demanding it be removed. At the time, I couldn't figure out why anyone would want that:

Tuesday the Federal District Court of Southern California ruled that the 29-foot cross overlooking San Diego County will not be removed from its position on Mount Soledad. The cross, originally dedicated in 1954 to honor Korean War veterans is the center of a national veteran’s memorial.

According to the Thomas More Law Center, Federal District Court Judge Larry Alan Burns ruled: “The Court finds the memorial at Mt. Soledad, including its Latin cross, communicates the primarily non-religious messages of military service, death and sacrifice.”

... This isn’t the first time that the Law Center has defended the cross. In a recent release, the Law Center noted that they defended the cross in 2006 after an agreement was made between the City of San Diego and an atheist who wanted the cross to be removed.

The main lobbying organization behind wanting it down? The ACLU, which said they may appeal.