"Private Joker, Do You Believe in the Virgin Mary?"

These soldiers are (hopefully) fighting in the name of everything that makes this country great...  including the right to believe whatever or in nothing if you wish.

Here is a guy taking it to the establishment.

It eventually came out in Iraq in 2007, when he was in a firefight. Hall was a gunner on a Humvee, which took several bullets in its protective shield. Afterward, his commander asked whether he believed in God, Hall said.

"I said, 'No, but I believe in Plexiglas,"' Hall said. "I've never believed I was going to a happy place. You get one life. When I die, I'm worm food."

The issue came to a head when, according to Hall, a superior officer, Maj. Freddy J. Welborn, threatened to bring charges against him for trying to hold a meeting of atheists in Iraq. Welborn has denied Hall's allegations.

It is a shame there is this religious undertone in the military.  I understand tradition.  I understand the religious motives of people about to go into battle because of the unforeseen outcome.  But this country is founded on the premise of "freedom of religion" when it comes to our government.  And if some military personnel consider it their duty to berate other members of our military because of their atheist beliefs, this will come to a head in the court system.

My guess is that this will go all the way to the Supreme Court and hopefully the outcome will be a positive one for those who wish to fight for this country and not be criticized for their right not to believe in a god.