Vietnam Memorials Defaced
Sometime on Friday night someone defaced The Wall with an oily substance that Park Officials believe may have permanently damaged the stone. I can't believe this hasn't been covered in the media. It's a damned shame.
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Last week in North Andover, MA, someone defaced the Vietnam Memorial in that town as well.
Example is better than precept.
I could see myself losing all manner of restraint if I saw that happening.
No Decency
Don't worry the cops would look the other way.
What is wrong with people? Is there no decency. There is no excuse for these actions. These monuments are for men who fought, and many died, and it doesn't matter whether or not you feel the war was just. It doesn't matter, these men deserve at the very least our respect and gratitude.
I'm conflicted. If they get caught nothing much will happen, just a few hours community service and people will make excuses for them. At least if they are faceless assailants no one will be able to make excuse for them.
What do you expect, all they care about is ratings. Look at most of America, (regardless of political position) they might notice this in passing but time and time again they've shown more interest in celebrities than in the lives of the men and women who have and do fight for their freedom and protect them. We don't fund veterans benefits, we have veterans from Korea and Vietnam who've been on the streets for 40 years and people pretend they give a damn.I can't believe this hasn't been covered in the media. It's a damned shame.
Sorry, this just hit a nerve. I live near a very left leaning college (although I've notice this is getting universal these days) and I'm tired of seeing these rich preppies in their brand new cars daddy bought them (often Saab's like you referred too in the other thread) covered with every anti-war slogan and support the troops sticker they can find. They really believe they care. Yet they can't take 2 seconds to hold a door for an 80 year veteran (let alone anyone that age) with a walker instead of squeezing through just ahead to avoid a delay in their hectic schedule. They're just too busy enjoying the "college experience." Disrespectful brats!
Look, I come from a pretty liberal (old fashioned not this leftist stuff today) background but I have no idea where this is coming from. It just seems like society is getting more and more self-centered.
I know this is a bit off topic, but somehow I think the two are related.
Adam
(Again, sorry about the ranting. This stuff just gets to me. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in an alien society.)
Shameful... I read about this on Freerepublic.com
Shame
In 1984 I visited The Wall with my fellow officers of the 13th PSYOP Bn. My service during the war had been in The Pentagon but Mike and Jum were veterans of the 101st ABN. Although Jim had visited the Wall before this was Mike's first visit and I saw a good and strong man moved to tears. Of us all, Jim was the only one who truly empathized with Mike's emotions.
This despicable act of desecration betrays the men who served in that war, both the living and the dead, their families, and all the brave men and women who have fought for their country in all her wars.
What is a fitting punishment for those who would do such an act? Perhaps, compelling them to publicly apolgize individually to each member of the massed ranks of 500 living veterans of that war would give them a sense of the shamefullness of their actions.
JohnT
I don't really know what a fitting punishment would be other than some jail time and a hefty fine. Possibly community service in VA hospital or a nursing home for old Vets. Personally I would wrap an Israeli flag around them and drop them off in Tehran. The thought of doing some time for assault is not disturbing but it would be to my wife and family. I can hear my youngest granddaughter asking why is poppa wearing his VFW cap in jail.
I know that monument. Fargin cork soaking barstages.Originally Posted by RTK
Andover. That's my home town. And Jay Leno's too. He used to work at the McDonald's on Main St. Perhaps we can get him to monologue on it and get John Nagl on for an encore, too. Or maybe better would be to get the culprits on Letterman, and let Goesh do some stupid human tricks on them. In his VFW cap. "Mommy, what's poppa doing on TV?"
North Andover is the next town over.
Pardon the home town diversion. Not to detract from the primary point...I hope the "reviewing the videotape" is productive. These Vietnam memorial defacing folks need to spend some time in the closed society of a prison yard and see what a little law and order brings to the table. Perhaps someone can help them self-actualize their rights.
- of Chopping Blocks and Axes
Stu-6, I jumped to that conclusion that it was some nut case Lefty in light of General P. and Amb. Crocker being on hand in the general time frame of things. I wouldn't advocate any less punishment for someone with no political leanings V the anti-American type person. My only call for leniency would be if the vandal(s) were certified mentally deranged and even then I would call for electroconvulsive therapy in lieu of traditional meds and counseling.
I'm not trying to pick a fight or trying to be aggressive here but it seems these days the messengers and means of delivery of the message get challenged and not so much the message. This allows for so-called mitigating circumstances and motives of behavior to dilute and detract from the acts and intentions of the perpetrator(s) in question. I find it disheartening that a professional athlete who engages in dog fighting gets mass media attention non-stop yet something like this will get but a fraction of attention.
Punishment:
After jail and fines.
1-write a letter of apology to any living relative of all the names on the wall.
2-Repaint or clean or repair every grave maker at Arlington cemetery.
Defacing the monument
Does anyone have a link to a news story on this, or has the media not covered it?
You forgot #3.
Clean every public restroom in the greater DC area with a tootbrush. Also, no gloves.
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