VIDEO: Vietnam Memorial Wall (DC) Defaced Sept 7-8, 2007 (Part 1)

Eyewitness Video ^ | September 10, 2007

[tgslTakoma]

I slowly went from one end of The Wall to the other, videotaping all the way. I wanted those who have loved ones named on The Wall to know whether "their" panels were damaged. I also wanted the full extent of the damage to be documented.

This is Part 1, showing the damage to the east side of The Wall. It will take me several more hours to get the second video up.

Stay tuned...

Vietnam Memorial Wall (DC) Defaced Sept 7-8, 2007: Part 1

[tgslTakoma]

The pressure washing was not completely successful; the oil had soaked into the stone.

Red State blogger, Robert Bluey, went to survey the damage himself today, and he reports that, according to a Park Service employee he talked to, the damaged may be permanent.

[pillut48]

Dadgumit! >:*(

I’d say harsher words but then I’d have to say extra prayers asking God to forgive me. >:-(

[armymarinemom]

Thank you. I took the liberty of posting this at MFVOV under our growing category of vandalism.

[The Forgotten Man]

Sad, very sad. I hope they find the weasels who did this. My bet is they are 60’s generation hippie democrats....

[Farmer Dean]

What a shame-that there are people in this country who would go this low to try to make an anti-war statement.I hope the rest of the oil comes out when they clean it again.

[tgslTakoma]

Ping ‘em if you got ‘em.

[2111USMC]

Ping

[jazusamo]

Thank you, tgsl, a sad reminder of some of the lowlife in our country.

[freema]

Ping

[SkyDancer]

Creeps - hope they burn ...... unladylike I know .....

[Eaker]

Damn that is sick.

[ABN 505]

Any name to that P.O.S.or Town. I will personally see to it that he never is able to be able to do that again!What a despicable piece of human debris.

[Prokopton]

Creeps - hope they burn ...... unladylike I know .....

Nothing wrong with a Lady enjoying the glow of burning trash.

[SkyDancer]

My dad has friends on that Wall .....

[Jewels1091]

I’ll say it again, the cowards knew the eagles were coming and they did this before they could be stopped!!!!!

[trooprally]

Should have Posted you all to this thread.

It’s late, my apologies.

[Mr] T

[rlmorel]

It is somewhere out in Oregon or Washington, I think.

Symbolism is important to me, as is tradition. When I see someone do something like this, I am reminded of the POW’s in Hanoi who painstakingly built a flag out of scraps of cloth and kept it hidden, bringing it out each day and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in front of it.

If caught, those men would almost certainly have been beaten to within an inch of their lives, but they did it anyway.

Men like them served under the flag, and many, like my father, were buried under it.

The feeling of revulsion and anger I get when I see that picture is just beyond description.

[glock rocks]

I have friends on that wall.

[LouD]

I want ten minutes in a locked room with the POS that did this.

[LUV W]

That’s okay. Just seeing the still shots got my dander up once again!

[kristinn]

D.C. Chapter mega ping.

[Farmer Dean]

Give me 15 seconds,no need to torture the creep.

[LUV W]

Thanks for providing video proof that this desecration happened. It just makes me sick to see the damage to the names of the loved ones.

[LUV W]

POS is very mild for what these subhumans are. Words simply fail me.

When do we start punishing traitors? Can’t come to soon for me!

[3D-JOY]

Thank you both for the ping.

I reviewed the Part I and it makes me SOOOOO MAD to see this
again. I thought the still photos were bad...but this shows how extensive the damage is.

I worry that this is the beginning of a long week and weekend!

[LouD]

OK - so there are no surveillance cameras on the Mall? One of the prime target areas for any kind of terrorist action? Ground zero for protests by whackos of all kinds?

There has got to be surveillance footage of whoever perpetrated this. They simply need to release it on the web. Some real American will surely recognize the scum that did this, and nature will take its course.

[LouD]

no need to torture the creep

I respectfully disagree.

[Prokopton]

My dad has friends on that Wall

As have I. I was not being sarcastic.

[John123]

The pressure washing was not completely successful; the oil had soaked into the stone.

The Park Service employees are MORONS! Oil is organic. Water and steam is probably not enough. You will have to use solvents... Geez! Do these Park Service employees have any geological or chemical training at all?

[FryingPan101]

Oh God. I’m sick. I’m hurt.

[Eagles6]

I was going to ask where this was, some third world, ignorant hellhole? Then I figured I already knew the answer.

[sweetiepiezer]

I have friends on that wall.

[sweetiepiezer]

My hubby who served in Nam and I have friends on that wall. Hope they catch who did this.

[generally]

Thanks for the ping to the video.

Based on where the oil trail starts, I have a theory that the perp waited until the wall was high enough to conceal his actions from the street.

I know that’s not a brilliant observation, but maybe it will help someone think of or refine a theory about how this was done.

[CharlotteVRWC]

Can you post the video on U-Tube?

[pillut48]

The usual suspects?

[trooprally]

Likewise about having people on the WALL. My brother, a retired USMC colonel, refuses to go to counter events like GoE I & III because he knows that he’ll pound some heads. I know how he feels but we have to be present.

[Mr] T

[popdonnelly]

These children think they can get away with their acts of stupidity, but their time will come.

[mware]

I had a meeting with my prish priest this evening. I told him I would be chatting with him on Saturday. I mentioned about how the wall was descreated. He told me he didnt blame me for my feelings. I suspect it will still cost me a few Hail Mary’s but at least he understands.

[mware]

make that parish priest. geeze.

[SkyDancer]

It’s ok .... understood .... God Bless....

[SkyDancer]

God Bless .....

[SkyPilot]

The oil was clearly meant as a message.

This was no accident.

[Marine_Uncle]

Whoever did it is the type POS coward(s) that would the first to scream their heads off if we where to be attacked again by some terrorist, that this government/military where not doing all it can to protect them.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

TANKS for the ping...

[rlmorel]

The same.

A lot of people didn't get all that upset at their desecration of the US Navy memorial...but it bugs me.

[silentreignofheroes]

Thanks,,

[silentreignofheroes]

No Balls,,Can’t smile at the camera,,Easy target,does,nt believe..

[NonValueAdded]

Thanks for keeping us informed, Mr. T, and doing the legwork.