A 'shameful act': Vandals strike Los Angeles County military memorial

Vandals Strike Military Memorial

YouTube @ KTLA 5 Officials are investigating a vandalized memorial outside of the City Hall in Paramount. The city shared a social media post yesterday that the “Battlefield Cross and Soldier” art memorial was damaged. The culprits stole a bronze rifle that was a part of the sculpture, which depicts a solider honoring a fallen colleague. The rifle was used to portray a “Soldier’s Cross.” The memorial was unveiled last November.

A 'shameful act': Vandals strike Los Angeles County military memorial

Officials in Paramount, a small city in southern Los Angeles County, are pleading for the public to help identify vandals who recently struck a solemn armed forces memorial outside City Hall. “We are deeply saddened and troubled to report that the ‘Battlefield Cross and Soldier’ art piece at the Paramount Armed Forces Memorial at the Civic Center has been vandalized and pieces have been stolen,” the city shared in a social media post Wednesday. …