Veterans Administration: No Wiccans need apply . . .

. . . to die for their country.

Nevada National Guard Sgt. Patrick Stewart paid the ultimate price for his
patriotism.
In September, he was riding with fellow U.S. soldiers on a
Chinook helicopter when it was shot down in Afghanistan. Stewart and four others
were killed.

But the spot for his memorial plaque at the Northern Nevada Veteran's
Cemetery remains blank.

Stewart was a Wiccan.

The Veteran's Administration has never authorized the use of Wicca's pentacle on grave markers, even though it allows the use of symbols from 38 other beliefs, including obscure or possibly fictional religions such as Ixumo Taishakyo, Soks Gakkai, Aaronic Order, Seicho-no-ie and Presbyterians.

All are equal, but some are more equal than others.