{"id":2645056,"date":"2026-08-14T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwii-memorial-in-dc-closed-down-after-being-targeted-by-vandalism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:46:18","slug":"wwii-memorial-in-dc-closed-down-after-being-targeted-by-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwii-memorial-in-dc-closed-down-after-being-targeted-by-vandalism\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII Memorial in DC Closed Down After Being Targeted by Vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwwii-memorial-in-dc-closed-down-after-being-targeted-by-vandalism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized wiht soap bubbles and graffiti featuring the phrase \u201cClean hands Dirty $.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident involved soap causing bubbles<\/a> in the fountain and graffiti painted in red and green on the memorial&#8217;s surface. The memorial, dedicated in 2004 to honor over 400,000 Americans who died and 16 million who served during WWII, was temporarily closed for cleanup. Organizations such as the Friends of the National WWII Memorial condemned the act as unacceptable and disrespectful, emphasizing its sacred status. The Department of the Interior and military veterans also condemned the vandalism, calling it a disgrace and an insult to veterans and their families. The incident prompted a police investigation. The memorial had previously been vandalized in 2016 during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bubbly soap and graffiti disfigured the memorial, which was closed while workers began the process of removing the graffiti, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/world-war-two-memorial-washington-vandalized-with-bubbles-graffiti-2026-08-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClean hands Dirty $\u201d was painted in red on one surface.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, red and green paint was splashed on the memorial.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial, which was dedicated in 2004, has 56 granite pillars around its edge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The World War II Memorial was vandalized with soap in the fountain and graffiti on the memorial itself.<\/p>\n<p>7News obtained a photo of paint graffiti, which appears to read \u201cClean hands \/ Dirty $.\u201d Meanwhile, the fountains are filled with bubbles formed from the soap.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/wjla?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wjla<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fq826ADzh2\">pic.twitter.com\/fq826ADzh2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 7News DC (@7NewsDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/7NewsDC\/status\/2088020913413333114?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The memorial honors the 400,000 Americans who were killed to bring freedom in World War II and the 16 million who served in the armed forces at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The Friends of the National WWII Memorial, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving the memorial, called the vandalism \u201cunacceptable,\u201d saying the memorial was a \u201csacred place \u200bof remembrance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are \u200bmany places in our \u2060country for expression, debate, and disagreement. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sacrificing-life-and-limb-to-protect-our-homeland-new-war-on-terror-memorial-to-be-constructed-in-d-c\/\" title=\"\u2018Sacrificing Life And Limb To Protect Our Homeland\u2019: New War On Terror Memorial To Be Constructed In D.C.\">national memorial honoring<\/a> those who served and those who never returned home should never \u200bbe used as a canvas for vandalism,\u201d the Friends said in \u200ba statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of the Interior said the incident was an \u201cutter disgrace,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/world-war-ii-memorial-vandalized-fountain-full-of-bubbles\/4141895\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World War II Memorial is a sacred place to honor the service of our members of the Armed Forces and the over 400,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in WWII,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated. Our U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act,\u201d the agency added.<\/p>\n<p>The Veterans of Foreign Wars called defacing the memorial \u201can act of profound disrespect, a slap in the face to the veterans who served and sacrificed and to the families who carried that burden at home,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wwii-memorial-vandalized-paint-bubbles-ac1f767c2bfb81f0902b1914c2dfe252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An Army veteran who had come to visit the memorial d her disgust with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/world-war-ii-memorial-national-mall-vandalized-pink-spray-paint-fountain-overflowing-bubbles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just makes me absolutely irate,\u201d Debra Mortensen said. \u201cI was offended because people fought and died for our country, and it\u2019s dishonoring our country and all we\u2019ve been through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The memorial was vandalized in 2016 as part of the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the North Dakota area of the memorial was spray-painted with \u201c#NoDAPL.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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