位于华盛顿特区国家广场的二战纪念碑于周四遭到破坏，不明身份的破坏者用肥皂泡沫和涂鸦污损了这一重要纪念地。[1]涂鸦内容包括"Clean hands Dirty $"字样。[1]美国内政部随即发表声明指出，"所发生的破坏行为是彻底的耻辱，绝不容忍"。[1]
该纪念碑建成于2004年，由56根花岗岩柱围绕一座椭圆形广场构成，用以纪念在二战中阵亡的40万名美军以及参战的1600万名美军。[1]美国公园警察已赶赴现场进行调查，并对破坏场景进行了隔离。[1]
The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. was defaced on Thursday with soap bubbles and graffiti, prompting a swift response from federal authorities.[1] The vandal or vandals left graffiti reading "Clean hands Dirty $" on the monument.[1] The U.S. Department of the Interior condemned the incident, stating that "The vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated."[1] Park police immediately secured the scene and launched an investigation into the damage.[1]
The memorial, completed in 2004, is one of the nation's most prominent tributes to American military service.[1] The structure features 56 granite columns arranged around an elliptical plaza and honors approximately 400,000 American service members who died during the war, as well as the 16 million who served.[1]