A Vietnam War memorial in the Venice area of Los Angeles has been extensively defaced by graffiti. So to continue the mistreatment of Vietnam veterans is somewhat shocking, somewhat shocking and quite sad," Francisco said. Memorials to veterans in a Los Angeles neighborhood and a town in Kentucky, as well as a Civil War veterans cemetery in Virginia, were damaged as the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, officials said. Painted by a Vietnam veteran and dedicated in 1992, it declares, "You are not forgotten" and states the number of missing as 2,273. News of the vandalism came as another veterans-related memorial was reported damaged in Henderson, Kentucky.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2016 20:15 UTC