Vandals stole or damaged seven aluminum light covers, 23 bronze medallion skate stoppers, and 19 brass light trim covers, according a police report filed Wednesday.
Philadelphia's Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Spruce and Front Streets was vandalized during the final week of August 2023, facing upward of $15,000 in repairs after dozens of lights and brass fixtures were stolen or damaged.Caretakers of Philadelphia’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial are fundraising to cover upward of $15,000 in damages after vandals reportedly stole and damaged dozens of lights and brass fixtures this week.
“I’m not feeling the most Christian of feelings about all of this. [The vandals] are scumbags,” said Michael Daily, a Vietnam veteran and the executive director of the memorial site.. “How could you desecrate something like this?” The damages will run between $15,000 and $20,000, said Curry, and the volunteer organization has begun soliciting donations to cover the costs, according to“It just seems that for every two steps forward we take, these thugs and miscreants set us back three steps,” Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial President Terry Williamson is quoted saying in the post.
The damage will also set other memorial improvement projects back at least four to eight months, Curry said. Owner’s Representative was in the process of repairing the sidewalk and upgrading security cameras, as well as refurbishing some lights.
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