I am personally acquainted with Pete Davis and his work. This is a very real situation.... if you know of anyone who may be interested in working with them on this, please pass this on to them.
-Brenna
> Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:56 AM
> Subject: Pagan Rights Alliance Deceased Pagan veteran/their family needed in 30 days
>
> Pete Pathfinder Davis
> January 1st. 2006
>
> We have just managed to comply with all of the VA's new regulations concerning Wiccan emblems on Government furnished headstones in every way but one - an application by the family of a deceased Wiccan veteran for an
pentacle-engraved on their headstone. As an international Wiccan church enjoying the recognition and tax exemption by the US and five other English speaking countries, we have managed to overcome the irrational but very real problems they have thrown in our way, and now just need a VA Form 40-1330 to file within the next 30 days, to get the Pentacle approved. The VA form 40-1330 can be gotten by telephone at 1-800-455-7143, or off the VA website at as a PDF file. Call me at 360-793-1945 if you need help filling it out.
>
> The Aquarian Tabernacle Church was first to make an application to the VA (1997) to get the Pentacle approved for use on military veteran headstones. We are now to the point where the question of "need" has come up with VA, and we need an application or applications from the survivors of a veterans to engrave the pentacle on the veteran's headstone
> (VA form 40-1330) . Initially, application (s) must be made through ATC as an attachment to our now 8 year old pending request, to establish "need."
>
> Can you help make this request through us? It is IMPERATIVE that the application (s) be sent not to VA, but through us so they substantiate the "need" for our application, pending for eight years now, to be approved.
>
> If you can help us by locating SOME deceased Wiccan veteran's family, ( a recently deceased would be best, but a past veteran's death with a marker without an emblem will work) we will be able to end this standoff by VA. We may be required to pay for the retrofitting of an existing headstone with the pentacle, but we will consider doing that if it is what it will take to close this chapter.
>
> Since we were the makers of the very first application for the pentacle to VA, way back in 1997, we would like to bring this battle to a close on behalf of Wiccans everywhere, especially in the military. Your prompt help will be appreciated by all involved (except, perhaps, the VA) .
>
> Time is of the essence, as we have been given a 30 day deadline or our application will be closed. The VA would love to do that, I'm sure. PLEASE, help us and all Wiccans in the military if you are able. All we need is a VA form 40-1330 filled out by the family. If you can return a properly filled out and signed copy to us at the address below as soon as possible by First Class US Postal Service Mails (Express mail would be better) , we can do it! But we only have until January 20th, or the battle starts all over again! It would be helpful to the Wiccan cause if we had several requests for the pentacle on headstones. Regulations say they will retrofit existing stones that were erected during the time our request was pending, and that's since 1997.
>
> Pete
>
> Pete Pathfinder Davis
> Aquarian Tabernacle Church
>
> Tel. (360) 793-1945 (Pacific time zone)
> mail to: ATC
> PO Bx 409
> Index, WA 98256
>
>
> Treat the Earth well...it was not given to you by your parents, but loaned to you by your children.
> ~Kenyan proverb~
>
> "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires..."
> ~Susan B Anthony~
>
-Brenna
> Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:56 AM
> Subject: Pagan Rights Alliance Deceased Pagan veteran/their family needed in 30 days
>
> Pete Pathfinder Davis
> January 1st. 2006
>
> We have just managed to comply with all of the VA's new regulations concerning Wiccan emblems on Government furnished headstones in every way but one - an application by the family of a deceased Wiccan veteran for an
pentacle-engraved on their headstone. As an international Wiccan church enjoying the recognition and tax exemption by the US and five other English speaking countries, we have managed to overcome the irrational but very real problems they have thrown in our way, and now just need a VA Form 40-1330 to file within the next 30 days, to get the Pentacle approved. The VA form 40-1330 can be gotten by telephone at 1-800-455-7143, or off the VA website at as a PDF file. Call me at 360-793-1945 if you need help filling it out.
>
> The Aquarian Tabernacle Church was first to make an application to the VA (1997) to get the Pentacle approved for use on military veteran headstones. We are now to the point where the question of "need" has come up with VA, and we need an application or applications from the survivors of a veterans to engrave the pentacle on the veteran's headstone
> (VA form 40-1330) . Initially, application (s) must be made through ATC as an attachment to our now 8 year old pending request, to establish "need."
>
> Can you help make this request through us? It is IMPERATIVE that the application (s) be sent not to VA, but through us so they substantiate the "need" for our application, pending for eight years now, to be approved.
>
> If you can help us by locating SOME deceased Wiccan veteran's family, ( a recently deceased would be best, but a past veteran's death with a marker without an emblem will work) we will be able to end this standoff by VA. We may be required to pay for the retrofitting of an existing headstone with the pentacle, but we will consider doing that if it is what it will take to close this chapter.
>
> Since we were the makers of the very first application for the pentacle to VA, way back in 1997, we would like to bring this battle to a close on behalf of Wiccans everywhere, especially in the military. Your prompt help will be appreciated by all involved (except, perhaps, the VA) .
>
> Time is of the essence, as we have been given a 30 day deadline or our application will be closed. The VA would love to do that, I'm sure. PLEASE, help us and all Wiccans in the military if you are able. All we need is a VA form 40-1330 filled out by the family. If you can return a properly filled out and signed copy to us at the address below as soon as possible by First Class US Postal Service Mails (Express mail would be better) , we can do it! But we only have until January 20th, or the battle starts all over again! It would be helpful to the Wiccan cause if we had several requests for the pentacle on headstones. Regulations say they will retrofit existing stones that were erected during the time our request was pending, and that's since 1997.
>
> Pete
>
> Pete Pathfinder Davis
> Aquarian Tabernacle Church
>
> Tel. (360) 793-1945 (Pacific time zone)
> mail to: ATC
> PO Bx 409
> Index, WA 98256
>
>
> Treat the Earth well...it was not given to you by your parents, but loaned to you by your children.
> ~Kenyan proverb~
>
> "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires..."
> ~Susan B Anthony~
>
