Steven Hewett is a former Christian who served in the U.S. Army and then continued his military service with the North Carolina National Guard, ultimately reaching the rank of staff sergeant. He was deployed to Afghanistan, where he earned a Bronze Star, a Combat Action Badge and several other medals. When he came back home, he found a Christian flag flying at the Veterans Memorial in King, N.C. After a long court battle, the city agreed to stop flying the flag and remove a cross from a kneeling soldier statue. Steven is currently an activist for FFRF.