For fuck's sake, leave those soldier's graves alone

On Memorial Day, a holiday meant to mourn those in the U.S. military who have died while serving their country, a group of lawmakers took the opportunity to call out what they see as a stain on two veterans cemeteries in Texas and Utah.

At two graves in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio and one grave in Fort Douglas Post Cemetery in Salt Lake City lie German prisoners of war from WWII. These graves, which have existed for decades, are marked with Nazi symbols, and in recent weeks the calls have grown louder to have them removed.
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A soldier is a soldier is a soldier, no matter what side they were on.
I've known plenty of Germans that fought for their Fatherland in WWII, and every single one of them believed they were defending their country. Just because they fought for Nazi Germany doesn't make them a Nazi. Matter of fact, I've never met one that professed to be one. Not one.