{"id":66060,"date":"2016-05-29T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T14:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=66060"},"modified":"2016-05-29T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T14:28:09","slug":"memorial-day-vandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=66060","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Vandals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vandals\"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

So let’s get these stories out of the way before the actual Memorial Day begins. In Seattle<\/a>, some grown ups tore up a flower bed that formed a Purple Heart;<\/p>\n

[Ernie Crediford 67, of Richland] got the idea for the plant bed while he was hiking Badger Mountain on Memorial Day several years ago. He noticed purple sage, which is in bloom around the holiday, and the striking color reminded him of the military medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in the Vietnam era. It\u2019s affected me in a lot of ways,\u201d Crediford said. \u201cI have a lot of friends who were wounded in the war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crediford said the plan is to replant purple sage in the 15-by-15-foot heart, though that will have to wait until fall for the climate to be right. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Anniston, Alabama<\/a>;<\/p>\n

“This is hallowed ground to me, it always has been,” said [Ken Rollins], who spent 12 years helping to build the memorial. “It’s no different than Arlington Cemetery. The things you wouldn’t do to your grandmama’s grave, we shouldn’t do here.” <\/p>\n

Rollins was disgusted to find out the small American flags lining the park for Memorial Day were trashed once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came up yesterday and they was all, no flags, no flags to be seen, just the big one flying. And all the other flags, the sticks were broken and placed in a pile. The flags nowhere to be found,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This broken pile of sticks is all that’s left of the American flags that were put up earlier this week. But come Memorial Day, Rollins said there will be more than 200 surrounding the park.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Venice, California<\/a>;<\/p>\n