Veterans Monuments Vandalized on the State House Grounds, VFW to Conduct Clean Up
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Veterans Monuments Vandalized on the State House Grounds, VFW to Conduct Clean Up
On Thursday evening, vandals spray-painted the monuments at the Garden of Heroes on the Rhode Island State House West Lawn.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Veterans of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island, upon hearing about the vandalism Friday, offered to help clean up the mess and restore the monuments that honor all branches of the military.
"It broke my heart to see those sacred stones spray painted or tagged as they honor our military roots in Rhode Island, which has a deep history of service to our country since we were a colony." said Joe "Tiger" Patrick, the VFW State Commander of Rhode Island.
Patrick said he had assembled a number of his District Commanders to come and power wash the monuments safely to protect the surface of the stones. Salks Ace Hardware is donating the cleaning materials for the project, as a major corporate sponsor of the Veterans of Foreign Wars nationwide.
The VFW will conduct the clean up West Lawn of the Rhode Island State House "Garden of Heroes" on Monday, said Patrick