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California Church Faces Fine For 'Support Our Troops' Sign

California Church Faces Fine For 'Support Our Troops' Sign
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A church in Nevada County, Calif., has been ordered by local officials to remove a sign that says, "Support Our Troops," or face a fine.

According to the local government, the Simple Truth Church did not obtain the necessary paperwork to legally display the sign, which stands approximately 20 feet tall. Though the current billboard was built to replace an older one that had become rundown, Nevada County regulations require approval from its planning department before such changes can be made.

Some members of the Simple Truth Church were taken aback by the threat of a fine, including Julia Stokes, a church board member.

“It’s a little surprising,” said Stokes in an interview with KMAX-TV. “All we meant to do was beautify the corner, the area -- and it’s a reminder for me, for everyone, when you drive by, to pray for the troops.”

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U.S. Service Women Through The Years
Revolutionary War(01 of12)
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In this undated illustration Nancy Morgan Hart, an American colonist living in Georgia defends her home and children against invading British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. According to legend, Hart captured and killed British soldiers during the war. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
World War II(02 of12)
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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 1943, file photo, members of the Women Army Corps (WAC) stationed at a U.S. medium bomber station in England, ride bicycles on their way to work. (AP Photo, File) (credit:AP)
World War II(03 of12)
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FILE - In this May 5, 1944 file photo, five members of the Women's Army Corps serving with the army service of supplies, salute an officer at a base in England. (AP Photo, File) (credit:AP)
World War II(04 of12)
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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 1944, file photo provided by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Women Army Corps (WAC) switchboard operators put military calls through at their base in France. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps) (credit:AP)
Post-World War II(05 of12)
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FILE - In this March 1947 file photo, a group of Women Army Corps (WAC) personnel pose in a Tokyo lounge. (AP Photo, File) (credit:AP)
Vietnam War(06 of12)
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FILE - In this July 14, 1965, file photo, U.S. Army nurses Capt. Gladys E. Sepulveda, left, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and 2nd Lt. Lois Ferrari, of Pittsburgh, Pa., rest on sandbags at Cam Ranh Bay in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. They two were waiting transportation to Nha Trang, to work in the 8th field hospital. (AP Photo, File) (credit:AP)
Post-Vietnam(07 of12)
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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 1977, file photo, recruit Angelia Wingle, of Lyons Ga., shines her combat boot as she sits on a bunk in the barracks at Fort Jackson, S.C. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky) (credit:AP)
Operation Desert Shield(08 of12)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 3, 1990 file photo, U.S. Army Spec.Tanya Miller of New York., leans against a wall on an airbase in Saudi Arabia. Miller was in Saudi Arabia with the 101st Airborne Divsion in support of Operation Desert Shield. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File) (credit:AP)
Afghanistan(09 of12)
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This Thursday, March 20, 2008, photo provided by the US Army shows Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, who received a silver star at an award ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Brown is the second female since World War II to earn the Silver Star award for her actions while in combat. (AP Photo/US Army, Spc. Micah E. Clare) (credit:AP)
Iraq(10 of12)
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FILE - In this Sunday, April 12, 2009, file photo, an Iraqi woman is searched by a female U.S. soldier before reuniting with her husband, who was among 32 men released from U.S. military detention at Camp Bucca to their families in Tarmiyah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) (credit:AP)
Afghanistan(11 of12)
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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team members Lance Cpl. Mary Shloss, right, of Hammond, Ind., Sgt. Monica Perez,, center, of San Diego, Calif. and Cpl. Kelsey Rossetti, of Derry, N.H. wait for the signal to begin their patrol in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) (credit:AP)
Training In Kentucky(12 of12)
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In this May 9, 2012 photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez of the 101st Airborne Division walks through the woods during the expert field medical badge testing at Fort Campbell, Ky. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall) (credit:AP)
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