LA War Memorial Covered Up After Graffiti Vandalism
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles memorial honoring prisoners and those missing in action during the Vietnam War has had to be covered with tarp on Memorial Day after authorities determined it was too badly damaged by graffiti to be quickly repaired.
The wall, adjacent to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus yard in the city's Venice Beach section was tagged earlier in the week.
Metro officials said Monday they had hoped to work with community volunteers to clean it up this weekend but realized it was too badly damaged.
The block-long wall contains the names of 2,273 soldiers, many of which will have to be re-inscribed.
Two Marines on leave from their high desert base in 29 Palms left 100 American flags there Monday until it can be fixed.
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