ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv vˈɛɾɚɹənz ɐfˈɛɹz ænd ɪts nˈæʃənəl sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən pɹəhˈɪbɪt ɡɹˈæfɪks ˌɔn ɡˈʌvɚnməntfˈɜːnɪʃt hˈɛdstoʊnz ɔːɹ mˈɑːɹkɚz ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðoʊz ðeɪ hæv ɐpɹˈuːvd æz "ˈɛmbləmz ʌv bᵻlˈiːf", ænd wˈɪkə wʌz nˌɑːt ðˈɛn ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɪn ɪts sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹiz.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its National Cemetery Administration prohibit graphics on government-furnished headstones or markers other than those they have approved as "emblems of belief", and Wicca was not then recognized for use in its cemeteries.