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Symbol at the heart of a sagaA cross covered upAn eventual removalAn empty spotClosed offA new cross in the wings

Henry and Wanda Sandoz at the cross on Sunset Rock in the Mojave National Preserve. The cross, erected in 1934 as a tribute to World War I veterans, was stolen, but the Sandozes plan to raise a new one on the site.

Symbol at the heart of a saga

( Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times )

Henry and Wanda Sandoz at the cross on Sunset Rock in the Mojave National Preserve. The cross, erected in 1934 as a tribute to World War I veterans, was stolen, but the Sandozes plan to raise a new one on the site.

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