I woke this morning to the news that someone has vandalized the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
One of the beautiful things about our monuments is that you can visit around the clock. Wandering them late on a warm summer night, when they are all lit up, when they are quiet without the hundreds of tourists, is a gift. Perhaps it’s a gift we won’t always have.
All I can say to the person or people responsible is this: If you don’t have any respect for yourselves at least have respect for your own history.
July 26, 2013 at 8:19 am
I hadn’t heard about that yet. That is deplorable. You are right, “no respect” Sadly, that is prevalent in our society nowadays.
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July 26, 2013 at 9:35 am
I just don’t understand people sometimes 😦
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July 26, 2013 at 10:46 am
What is wrong with people?? Just sad!
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July 26, 2013 at 11:06 am
I fear we are failing at more and more things every day – foremost is respect. Responsibility. Consideration.
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July 26, 2013 at 11:35 am
Amen, Dawn! I’d hate to see our monuments open only for a few hours and only under the watchful supervision of guards! Some churches are like that, too. And it’s a crying shame!
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July 26, 2013 at 11:47 am
Awful.
I remember the first time I saw that statue. I had no idea how massive it was going to be. Photos don’t do it justice.
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July 26, 2013 at 2:41 pm
they “think” they are making some kind of statement – but the only statement they are really making is how stupid they are.
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July 27, 2013 at 6:13 pm
We hope all the pups in D.C. catch them vandals and make a fire hydrant out of them.
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