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(1/3) I am deeply hurt and disgusted by the hateful attack upon the WWII Memorial in South Boston, a tribute to young men from South Boston and Dorchester who gave their lives to defeat Hitler’s Nazi Germany and their allies in the Pacific, liberate Europe...
(2/3) .. and free millions of oppressed Jews from Nazi death camps. These men were truly “soldiers of freedom” who saved the world. We will repair the damage and rededicate ourselves to the ideals of human dignity, freedom and democracy for which they died.
(3/3) As a community we continue to stand with the Gold Star families of those courageous young men whose memory will never be stained.
My grandfather was from Dorchester. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was lucky enough to make it home. When he signed up, he didn't know if he would or wouldn't, but was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. It makes me sick that someone would deface this memorial.
They should try covering the stain with plaster of Paris. When it dries it will draw the oil out of the stone. It will probably take several applications for the stain to fade
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