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I read about this yesterday, but until this morning the actual town name was not mentioned. It is near where I live.

Although the cause of the devastation remain unknown, Brownwood police continue to investigate. For now, some believe gale force winds toppled the sturdy tablets. Others suspect vandalism.

The fundraiser will be held all day Saturday at Weakley-Watson Ace Hardware, first founded in 1876 as a wagon shop. Jacobs plans to auction off statue chunks from paper weight size to those that weigh up to 40 or 50 pounds. He says some of the larger decorative pieces will be sold through a silent auction. All proceeds will go to restoring the damaged war memorial.

1 posted on 05/26/2018 7:07:23 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Marxists such as Maobama, with all his racist screeds, are spawning human sewage at an alarming rate.


2 posted on 05/26/2018 7:10:04 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("Words with lightness thus endowed Formed melodies, I know not how." Al Stewart from "The Elf")
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Texas Ping!
3 posted on 05/26/2018 7:12:08 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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Mystery?
Look for a self loathing liberal or an illegal.

Then get a rope.


5 posted on 05/26/2018 7:19:26 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Texas Fossil

Thank You for the Post.

PING!!!

“Gail force winds” ?!?!?!?!!

And the ONLY damage was to the Memorial Tablets ?!

BS


7 posted on 05/26/2018 7:29:24 AM PDT by mabarker1 (congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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Our old family homestead ranch is near Brownwood. Great people there. Sent a donation.


10 posted on 05/26/2018 7:52:33 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Hmmm.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Just wondering. If it was gale force winds, then why are only 4 of the 6 tablets that I see, were damaged. Believe me I lived for a while in Ft. Riley, KS. In an area known as tornado alley, so I known what winds can do. I do want to believe it was the wind, but in todays society, it is more likely that these tablets were vandalize.


12 posted on 05/26/2018 7:57:07 AM PDT by RollingThunder (i Liberals = Lackadaisical Idiotic Bitter Egregious Radical Aggressive Losers Society.)
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Same here. Used to work there. Very conservative Baptist town. It does have it’s share of obama sons and more than it’s fair share of illegals. It is the end of the school year so who knows what little thugs did it. I’d be hauling in the senior boys for questioning, gathering up nearby empty beer bottles for fingerprints, and getting tire tread casts.

Did you hear Richland Springs and San Saba had a tornado and baseball sized hail last night? Haven’t heard of any injuries. RS is asking for clean up crews and water.


16 posted on 05/26/2018 8:25:18 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Texas Fossil
I was at first skeptical that the cause could possibly be the wind, but from the photos, it looks like the tablets were/are attached to the bases by one or two short lengths of metal bar that bent.

I'm still unconvinced that it wasn't vandalism, but a poor design or poor workmanship don't look completely impossible.


19 posted on 05/26/2018 9:08:53 AM PDT by Sooth2222 (Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.")
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To: Texas Fossil

Thank you for the ping. Honestly I’m hoping this was weather related but this day it only takes a couple of commie rats to undo a striking memorial like this. Very sad either way.

We are maybe 100 miles east and on a hill lookimg west. We were watching those storms, we can see cloud tops miles away. Just got sprinkles here but could tell someone was getting hit hard.

I am glad you and your dad are safe. God Bless you both. I am going to share this news with the husband and suggest we ride over to Brownwood’s Memorial service.


21 posted on 05/26/2018 8:33:52 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Nope - No recipes here tonight!)
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