Talk:USVA emblems for headstones and markers

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Needless to say, this page desperately needs images. Deco 02:39, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Here's the page from the VA with the images, if someone wants to make the edit. http://www.cem.va.gov/hmemb.htm —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.6.97.152 (talk • contribs).

The source page has moved to: http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/hm/hmemb.asp Is there a way to update the source links for all the images at once? --DougOrleans 22:25, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Islamic 5-pointed star

At the end of the list of images, there is a note that the Islamic 5-pointed star is not shown due to copyright restrictions. I have several questions:

• How could such an image possibly be copyrighted?
• If it is copyrighted, why is it shown on the separate page?
• Come to think of it, that page is about a typographical, rather than a religious symbol. Is it really an appropriate link?
• Isn't the crescent and star, shown separately, the normal Islamic emblem?

Matchups 22:07, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] On a related subject

What about the refusal to put some religions on dog tags? // Liftarn

I have never seen a dog tag with a religious IMAGE upon it. I have seen WORDING that indicates the bearers religious preference or, as in my case, the words "no pref" indicating I don't care who mumbles over my mangled corpse laying there upon the field of battle. 68.13.191.153 04:32, 17 March 2007 (UTC)