Descendants of people who fought in the Texas Revolution, say they were upset when they saw the crosses at their family's gravesite.
VON ORMY, Texas — Controversy erupted after Confederate crosses were placed at a historic family cemetery in Von Ormy. "I was offended by that because the marker does not honor my relative," said John Moore Jr.
A great-niece of the Herrera's, Dr. Carmen Tafolla said the crosses are contrary to what the cemetery was meant to represent. To suddenly install these Confederate Crosses is biased, and does not represent the Mexico-Tejano experience. "We can't change our history and we can't erase it, so what we're doing here is honoring individuals for their service," said Martinez De Vara.
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