{"id":2263,"date":"2026-08-14T05:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2026-08-14T05:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T05:37:08","slug":"iconic-war-memorial-vandalized-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2263","title":{"rendered":"Iconic War Memorial Vandalized In DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized Thursday with red graffiti reading \u201cClean Hands Dirty $,\u201d while soap dumped into its fountain filled the memorial with bubbles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2261\">Curtis Sliwa Calls 9\/11 Families \u2018Sore Losers\u2019 For Opposing Mamdani Visit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities blocked off the fountain Thursday afternoon as U.S. Park Police investigated the vandalism. The Interior Department called the incident an \u201cutter disgrace\u201d and vowed to find whoever is responsible.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe World War II Memorial is a sacred place to honor the service of our members of the Armed Forces and the over 400,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in WWII,\u201d the department said. \u201cThe vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Interior Department spokesman Cody Sargent separately condemned the \u201cdisgusting vandalism from deranged losers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>The memorial, <\/span><span>dedicated<\/span><span> by President George W. Bush in 2004, honors the millions of Americans who served during World War II and those who supported the war effort from home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2259\">Top Trump Officials Sound Alarm Over GOP Midterm Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Its Freedom Wall features 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 American military deaths during the war. Beneath them is the inscription, \u201cHere we mark the price of freedom.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The New York Post reported that tourists immediately condemned the incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s really sad. It\u2019s really sad to see that we can\u2019t even experience it,\u201d one woman said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAh geez, that\u2019s sh\u2014y,\u201d exclaimed a male passerby. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of shocking for us to see that,\u201d added DC resident Ahmed Cisse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>D.C. Police and National Guard troops began blocking access to the fountain around 4 pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thursday\u2019s vandalism follows another incident on the National Mall in June, when someone wrote \u201c86 47\u201d in graffiti. The number \u201c47\u201d refers to President Donald Trump, the 47th president, while \u201c86\u201d is commonly used as slang for removing or getting rid of something or someone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2257\">Two American Sailors Try To Jump Overboard From Ship Plagued By Food Shortages, Water Problems<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>No suspect has been publicly identified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized Thursday with red graffiti reading \u201cClean Hands Dirty $,\u201d while soap dumped into its fountain filled the memorial with bubbles.Authorities blocked off the fountain Thursday afternoon as U.S. Park Police investigated the vandalism. The Interior Department called the incident an \u201cutter disgrace\u201d and vowed to find whoever is responsible.\u201cThe World War II Memorial is a sacred place to honor the service of our members of the Armed Forces and the over 400,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in WWII,\u201d the department said. \u201cThe vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated.\u201d\u201cOur U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act.\u201dInterior Department spokesman Cody Sargent separately condemned the \u201cdisgusting vandalism from deranged losers.\u201dThe memorial, dedicated by President George W. Bush in 2004, honors the millions of Americans who served during World War II and those who supported the war effort from home. Its Freedom Wall features 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 American military deaths during the war. Beneath them is the inscription, \u201cHere we mark the price of freedom.\u201d\u00a0The New York Post reported that tourists immediately condemned the incident.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really sad. It\u2019s really sad to see that we can\u2019t even experience it,\u201d one woman said.\u00a0\u201cAh geez, that\u2019s sh\u2014y,\u201d exclaimed a male passerby. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of shocking for us to see that,\u201d added DC resident Ahmed Cisse.\u00a0D.C. Police and National Guard troops began blocking access to the fountain around 4 pm.\u00a0Thursday\u2019s vandalism follows another incident on the National Mall in June, when someone wrote \u201c86 47\u201d in graffiti. The number \u201c47\u201d refers to President Donald Trump, the 47th president, while \u201c86\u201d is commonly used as slang for removing or getting rid of something or someone.\u00a0No suspect has been publicly identified.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iconic War Memorial Vandalized In DC - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2263\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iconic War Memorial Vandalized In DC - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized Thursday with red graffiti reading \u201cClean Hands Dirty $,\u201d while soap dumped into its fountain filled the memorial with bubbles.Authorities blocked off the fountain Thursday afternoon as U.S. Park Police investigated the vandalism. The Interior Department called the incident an \u201cutter disgrace\u201d and vowed to find whoever is responsible.\u201cThe World War II Memorial is a sacred place to honor the service of our members of the Armed Forces and the over 400,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in WWII,\u201d the department said. \u201cThe vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated.\u201d\u201cOur U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act.\u201dInterior Department spokesman Cody Sargent separately condemned the \u201cdisgusting vandalism from deranged losers.\u201dThe memorial, dedicated by President George W. Bush in 2004, honors the millions of Americans who served during World War II and those who supported the war effort from home. Its Freedom Wall features 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 American military deaths during the war. Beneath them is the inscription, \u201cHere we mark the price of freedom.\u201d\u00a0The New York Post reported that tourists immediately condemned the incident.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really sad. It\u2019s really sad to see that we can\u2019t even experience it,\u201d one woman said.\u00a0\u201cAh geez, that\u2019s sh\u2014y,\u201d exclaimed a male passerby. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of shocking for us to see that,\u201d added DC resident Ahmed Cisse.\u00a0D.C. Police and National Guard troops began blocking access to the fountain around 4 pm.\u00a0Thursday\u2019s vandalism follows another incident on the National Mall in June, when someone wrote \u201c86 47\u201d in graffiti. 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