DC WWII Memorial Defaced with Bubble Soap and Red Graffiti
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Vandals poured bubble soap into the World War II Memorial fountain in Washington, D.C., scrawling red graffiti that read “Clean Hands Dirty $.” Police and National Guard personnel blocked the site as investigators work to identify the perpetrators; Interior Department officials condemned the act, and the incident follows other vandalism in the area earlier this summer. The World War II Memorial memorializes Allied victory in WWII and is expected to be cleaned and restored.
- Vandals deface World War II memorial fountain with bubble soap, red graffiti in 'deranged' attack on DC landmark nypost.com
- World War II Memorial on National Mall vandalized with graffiti and bubbles washingtonpost.com
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- World War II Memorial vandalized, fountain full of bubbles NBC4 Washington
- Investigation underway after vandalism, bubbles found at DC’s World War II Memorial WTOP
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