The 'Battlefield Cross and Soldier' memorial in Paramount was vandalized, with a bronze rifle and helmet stolen. Mayor Lemons remarked on the disrespect, worrying it won't be fixed by Memorial Day.

The life-size memorial shows a soldier kneeling, paying tribute to a fallen soldier. A gun and the fallen soldier's hat make up the cross. Lemons said the suspect(s) took the gun and hat.

The fallen soldier is represented by a rifle with a military helmet, which forms a common military symbol known as the “Soldier’s Cross.” KTLA reported that the Battlefield Cross and Soldier at the ...

A silhouette of a soldier kneeling at a cross was part of a display at the Veteran's Memorial in Central Park in King before it was removed following a legal dispute over the Christian symbolism.

The Battlefield Cross is more than just a marker for fallen soldiers on the battlefield - it provides invaluable closure for their comrades. Monday, June 23, 2025; ... It not only displays the four ...

Madrid — Spain’s armed forces have fired an army captain after a video showed some 30 soldiers of the officer’s unit kneeling in front of the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum, the most potent ...

The video posted by a pro-democracy army group showed the soldiers kneeling with rifles in their hands as a priest blessed them. The video was seen as tarnishing Spain’s image as a democratic ...

Madrid (AP) — Spain’s armed forces have fired an army captain after a video showed some 30 soldiers of the officer’s unit kneeling in front of the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum, the mo… ...