Vietnam Memorial Wall (DC) Defaced Sept 7-8, 2007: PART 2

Sept. 12,2007 | tgslTakoma

[trooprally]

tgslTakoma was up late putting Vietnam Memorial Wall (DC) Defaced Sept 7-8, 2007: PART 2 on youtube and asked that this be posted.

Part 3 will show the vandalism to the Nurses Statue and the Brothers Statue.

tgslTakoma also noticed on East Wall Panel 15E that it had multiple deep, long, vertical scratches/gouges. That will also be in Part 3

[trooprally]

Master D.C. Chapter Ping

[Wiz]

Who did this. I want these liberal terrorists put to justice.

[trooprally]

Heads up to Part Two.

You are on a temporary ping list only because you posted on the original thread. This list will be deleted after Part 3 is posted.

[Mr] T

[boxerblues]

Its amazing what liberal scum will do.

[trooprally]

There have been threats to do damage to the WALL if GoE proceeds, but no one specifically.

[R. Scott]

Not only The Wall, but the statues as well - and “multiple deep, long, vertical scratches/gouges”?

[GeronL]

the MSM must be all over this... right?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[freema]

Ping

[BufordP]

Great job, tiggles!

[Dubh_Ghlase]

I haven’t heard about this anywhere else except FR...

[badcam]

As far as I am concerned this was the act of a terrorist, what the definition of a terrorist? “A Stinking Coward” just like the Stinking Cowards we are fighting in Iraq. It takes a real brave individual to set off a bomb and kill our soldiers and innocent civilians just like it takes a real brave person to sneak and deface the Wall, they wouldn’t even try to deface the Wall if there were veterans around! “ STINKING COWARDS” . 100 years ago these people would be hunted down and hung for treason, but even if they are caught now they will be charged with a misdemeanor, but its not the government they should fear it’s the thousands of Veterans they should worry about and not just Vietnam Vets All Veterans

[upchuck]

Here’s an external source:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895053/posts

But you’re right, the LSM is ignoring this story. Scumbuckets!

[LibLieSlayer]

Not a peep... Fox has sold out to the left!

LLS

[GeronL]

many of them might not know. start writing Rush, Hannity, O’Reilly et al

[Izzatso]

What if this despicable, cowardly act turns out to have been nothing more than a cleaning accident by a National Park Service employee?

[relictele]

the MSM must be all over this... right?

Sorry, no.

They are having pre-season strategy meetings to see how many "homeless at Thanksgiving" and "Little Johnny and his parents protest inclusion of Christmas music in school production" stories they can cram into November & December.

[Old Sarge]

Thank you, for pinging me.

I am convinced that the so-called citizens of this country just no longer give a damn.

[bmwcyle]

bttt

[pillut48]

Thank you for the ping! Glad to see some notice FINALLY being taken by the media!! >:-(

Thank you trooprally for all your work documenting this before history is “revised”. ((((Hugs)))

[snowrip]

Has this information been sent to Fox, Rush, Laura, Hannity, Liddy, etc.?
If not, it should be... immediately.

[Charlespg]

I am convinced that the so-called citizens of this country just no longer give a damn.

I think the majorty do care,its just that the media refuses to cover these kind of story's and alot of what the antiwar left does gets buried on purpose

[StarCMC]

BTTT

Still as disgusted as I was when I first heard. >:-(

[wrench]

Much conflicting info coming out.

Is it possible to post high-res pics of the damage, esp the statue damage?

Also, how about pics of the clean up crew? Grounds keepers, or specialized chem cleanup types?

Some local Freepers must be close by with camera equipment.

[do the dhue]

thanks

[Girlene]

Thanks for the ping, freema. Just shameful.

[PGalt]

Thanks

[RDTF]

making sure you see this.
Note - identified as petroleum based acid liquid.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895053/posts

The Silence of Guilt (The Defacing of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall)
Focal Point USA ^ | September 11, 2007 | Rich Carroll

Posted on 09/11/2007 11:07:57 PM EDT by Paige

Sometime during the evening hours of September 8th, 2007, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. was defaced with a petroleum based acid liquid.

The liberal media barely mentioned this outrageous vandalism. Most avoided the news completely. Not one Senator or Congressman has stood-up and demanded better security for the memory of these 58,249 killed during the Democrat war in Vietnam. Could it be guilt over their deaths, or guilt that a left-wing Democrat group organized this despicable act at yet another time in history when Democrats consider United States Military personnel little more than “Nazi storm troopers”? (quote Dick Durbin, Illinois)...

petroleum based acid liquid.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

re the MSM covering/not covering this - it would be a double-edged sword if they did. The publicity would bring out the 2-digit-IQ America-hating copycats to desecrate military memorials across the country....

[kitkat]

Your punchline is a great Reagan quote.

[oh8eleven]

Izzatso
Since Sep 12, 2007
What if this despicable, cowardly act turns out to have been nothing more than a cleaning accident by a National Park Service employee?
We'll just have to ZOT him (or her). Meow...

[CedarDave]

Heads up to Part Two.

Appreciate it. Thanks.

[Shelayne]

Gouges too?

**sigh**

What is wrong with these people? Don’t they have enough walls in their own home to desecrate? Have they not enough money to buy a coloring book for their scribblings?

PIGS.

[Shelayne]

A cleaning accident with a petroleum-based acid liquid? How did the cleaning crew ‘accidentally’ make long vertical scratches/gouges in the statues? Were they cleaning with a dremel?

Welcome to Free Republic, by the way.

[ExTexasRedhead]

I recommend that we start calling the schmucks in DC and demand that they get this investigated and the scum caught:

1-202-225-3121 (DC switchboard)

If anyone has an 800 number, please post it.

[U S Army EOD]

Just keep it coming.

[pillut48]

I have reported this on my blog today. I don’t have much traffic, but I feel better for doing *something*! :*(

God bless our troops and our veterans!

[txradioguy]

You’re kidding? They weren’t happy just to deface the Vietnam wall?

Has anyone herad if there’s any truth to the rumor that the Code Pinko’s were behind this?

[txradioguy]

That is no lie.

[stand watie]

fwiw, the ONLY newspaper in the DC area to cover this DESCREATION of the VVM was THE TIMES.

haven't seen a WORD about it in the Washington COMpost.

free dixie,sw

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Between the Lines]

the MSM must be all over this... right?

It might be better that there is little media coverage of this. For one it denies the perps any gratification of seeing their "work" all over the news. Secondly it prevents copycats that would seek similar glorification through the news.

[stand watie]

do we KNOW whether The Wall was damaged or not by the oil/acid/whatever the goop was???

fyi, i've heard "conflicting reports" on this.

free dixie,sw

[MS.BEHAVIN]

They got to the statues, too?
Filthy stinking cowards!
I’m so mad I could spit nails!
Please keep me on your PING list..
Having been to the GOE last March, I feel a kinship with you folks..
Thanks Mr T..
Ms.B

[Calpernia]

Will the damage to the Nurses Statue, Brothers Statue and the East Wall Panel 15E be added to this thread? Or a new thread? I just want to make sure I don’t miss that info.

Thanks!

[Between the Lines]

Washing this off with a pressure washer is a futile task. Oil seeps into tiny pores and crevasses in the stone and even though it appears clean after pressure washing the oil in these pores will in time wick back up to the surface and it will look the same as before.

They should apply some type of oil cleaning bio product. These products contain enzymes that consume the oil even into the pores. Bio-enzymes are eco friendly and present no risk of damage to the stone.

[Calpernia]

SGT Booker of the National Park Service (NPS) has informed the MOPH that this was a cleaning accident by a Park Ranger and
NOT a defacement. I think these tapes and photos by tgslTakoma are inconsistent with the NPS’s information.

[armymarinemom]

Thanks for the update. We have had a couple of links put up to part I in the blog-o-sphere.

[Calpernia]

SGT Booker of the National Park Service (NPS) has informed the MOPH that this was a cleaning accident by a Park Ranger and
NOT a defacement. I think these tapes and photos by tgslTakoma are inconsistent with the NPS’s information.