Vandals damage Korean Veterans Memorial in Duluth
Duluth police are looking for whoever vandalized the Korean Veterans Memorial.
Two lights that illuminate the memorial were destroyed and a rock was apparently thrown against the memorial itself, chipping it near an engraved U.S. Marine Corps emblem.
The damage was discovered Thursday morning.
Marine veteran Bob Pearson says "Mohammad Wali 7" was written in red on the rock.
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The Duluth News Tribune reports that several websites identify a 7-year-old Mohammad Wali, who was fatally injured in a 2008 airstrike in Afghanistan.
The memorial was dedicated in 2003 and cost $65,000 to build. Pearson tells the Duluth News Tribune that he doesn't know how much it will cost to repair.
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Information from: Duluth News Tribune
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