The relatives of fallen Wiccan soldiers have tried for years to get the VA to allow the Wiccan pentacle to be engraved on the headstones, the same as the symbols for other religions--major and obscure--are allowed. Conservative Christians in the military have fought this for years with no good reason. Today, after being challenged legally for over nine years, the VA agreed to allow this symbol in military cemetaries.
This is an important victory not only for the Wiccan Veterans, but for all Wiccans. Adherents of Wicca (a modern form of witchcraft) are heavily persecuted in this country, but we have one thing going for us that some other oppressed groups, such as women or gays and lesbians, do not: the Constitution is decidedly, unequivocally, absolutely in our favor. That we have the freedom to practice our religion (whatever it is) and not be persecuted for that is a bedrock value. This doesn't mean that we don't face discrimination, but it has meant when we have had the money, the time, or the determination to make an issue of discrimination, and been able to prove it, the law has come down on our side.
The military has been an important testing place for asserting our rights, because the military has been a place where, traditionally, the rule of law has been respected. Examples of earlier military battles included getting religious holidays like Halloween recognized (for Wiccans), and including unbiased information about Wicca in booklets distibuted to chaplains.
Kudos to the ACLU for recognizing this was an issue worth fighting for, and for the families and their allies (including Harry Reid!) that pushed for their religious rights. Blessed be.