Rucker unit's 'Crusaders' name, logo under fire

A religious-freedom advocacy group has filed its second grievance in as many weeks with the Army, again demanding that imagery featuring a red crucifix be removed from Army signage — and this time, insisting the aviation unit involved change its logo and its nickname.

Weinstein, an Air Force Academy graduate whose MRFF claims more than 40,000 active-duty clients across the military, also demanded the unit cease using the name "Crusaders," which he called "incredibly offensive and unconstitutional."

A certificate appears to display the logo of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment, which an advocacy group has demanded be removed on religious-freedom grounds.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation

No details on the logo's use, nor how long the unit has used the name or the imagery, were immediately available.

Weinstein's letter to Lundy asks the general to launch "an aggressive investigation and insure visible and appropriate punishment for any and all individuals (including yourself) who are either directly or indirectly responsible for this unconstitutional injustice."

The Fort Shafter image was not an official logo of the unit involved, according to base officials, and the sign was removed Nov. 16 within hours of the MRFF complaint.

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