San Diego County - A Marine Corps ruling on the future of a pair of crosses at the top of a steep Camp Pendleton hill isn't expected until next year.
An atheist group wants the crosses to come down. Many Marines and their families want the crosses to stay in honor of comrades killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Base officials have sent a recommendation to Washington, but won't say what it is.
Jason Torpy of the Association of Atheists and Freethinkers told the North County Times he has been bombarded with hate mail, threats and phone calls from people angry at his group for demanding removal of the crosses.
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