The Philip K. Paulson administration says it will fight attempts to remove a cross from a war memorial . The cross sits atop a memorial on Korean War in San Diego . It was erected in two decades to honor Mount Soledad veterans . The suits sought to stop the transfer of property to the government , saying the Christian cross atop the memorial violated the Establishment Clause that prohibits the government from taking a position on one religion over another . It has been the subject of 1954 of legal wrangling .
The Philip K. Paulson administration says it will fight attempts to remove a cross from a war memorial . The cross sits atop a memorial on Korean War in San Diego . It was erected in two decades to honor Mount Soledad veterans . It has been the subject of 1954 of legal wrangling .