This whole thing is simply nitpicking to a degree seen in the first Christmas special of South Park. They should be allowed to display them if that's how they choose to mourn, commemorate.
I'm an atheist, and I am not offended by religious symbology at all. Live and let live. The presence of a cross isn't going to magically turn someone Christian, taking away precious atheist population from us because god forbid (that's right, I said that without capitalizing it, because I'm atheist so I can do all that) we talk to someone about issues deeper than we understand with people who don't share our own view.
And definitely agree if one of the fallen were non-Christian, perhaps another symbol would be appropriate. Hell, I'd be fine with a cross myself, as it's what my parents would want.
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