Posted on 09/11/2007 7:45:05 AM PDT by BufordP
The U.S. Park Police are investigating suspected vandalism at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall.
Volunteers and National Park Service rangers on Saturday discovered a "light, oily" substance on the memorial's wall panels and the paving stones in front of it, Bill Line, a Park Service spokesman, said yesterday.
The substance, which has not been identified, was spread over an area of about 50 to 60 feet, mostly on the paving stones, Mr. Line said.
Maintenance and preservation staff were working to remove the substance with no permanent damage to the memorial.
Mr. Line could not predict when the cleaning would be completed.
The substance "could have been from a variety of different products," and it is not clear whether it was spread intentionally, said Sgt. Robert LaChance, Park Police spokesman.
"We are investigating to see if there was any criminal act or if it was an accident," Sgt. LaChance said. "We don't have any indication that it was intentional, but we are investigating to see if it's a possibility."
More than 4 million people visit the memorial each year. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the wall, which is inscribed with the names of 58,249 veterans.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Vietnam Memorial Wall Defaced This Weekend (September 7-9, 2007)
“Not intentional” ... yah, right.
It might just be condensation from the “fresh” Washington atmosphere.
DC Chapter ping
An oily substance? (Insert ethnic slur here)
Good to know the “Park Police” will be investigating this. They sure did a bang-up (no pun intended) job on the Vince Foster case...
Oh, and how long has it been since main stream media picked up on this? 3 days? Amazing...
infuriating
Chief Wiggum of the DC Park Police takes offense to your comments! Didn’t you hear that he is putting his son Ralphie on this one?
Why is it taking so long to investigate?
How tough is it to identify a substance like this? How likely is it that the substance is anything really unusual? If it’s common, then it should be readily identifiable. If it’s uncommon, then it should be a major clue pointing to the perps.
Have I been watching too much CSI? They seem to be dragging their feet and making this harder and slower than it needs to be.
Someone spills their suntan oil and it’s breaking news?
I work for a cleaning company. Never ever clean anything valuable without knowing exactly what you are removing!
That's your best guess?
Go watch the video I posted at Reply 2.
Let me add you win the stupid reply of the month.
One more thing. Maybe you should contact the Wash Times and tell them they need to change their headline to “Suntan lotion spilled on Vietnam Memorial”
Go read a few more articles on this before posting something else that's stupid.
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