Exactly, we need to remember the past, sometimes honoring it and sometimes not. However, Sam honors the fallen, they were Americans.
A huge number of the “protesters” who tore down the statue did not really care about what the statue represented...They only saw the opportunity to get out and agitate...
It was “cool” to go out and be a part of something....
The protests and knocking down the statue were illegal acts. Instead of punishing the perps, they are rewarding them.