In an act of vandalism, communist ideology was painted on Pittsburgh's notable war memorial named The Doughboy.
The First World War Memorial named The Doughboy in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, was vandalized on Monday before most of nation woke on Memorial Day to honor the men and women of the armed forces who have died while serving their country.
The unwanted markings included the phrase,"June 19, 1986. Glory To The Day Of Heroism" and were accompanied by a number of hammer and sickle symbols, often used in communist ideology, notably the emblem on the Flag of the Soviet Union, and a symbol first adapted during the Russian Revolution. The phrase used in the graffiti appears to reference a battle that took place between the People's Guerrilla Army and the Peruvian state on the same date. But so far it is unclear as to what is meant by the act of defiance on this public landmark.
Residents were alarmed by the vandalism on Memorial Day morning. Ken Diulus served in the U.S. Navy during the 1980s and spotted the graffiti,"I've lived my whole life here, with the exception of when I was in the service," said Diulus to thePittsburgh Police Tweeted that they were investigating the crime and reviewing video footage in the area.
Pittsburgh Police from Zone 2 are investigating after the WWI War Memorial on Butler Street and Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville was vandalized overnight.
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