Eternal Peace Light Memorial Vandalized
Sherrie House, a member of my Facebook group, American Civil War Battlefields, just brought this to my attention. The Eternal Peace Light Memorial was vandalized last week. The handicapped parking signs, and the memorial itself were spray painted with obnoxious graffiti. Unfortunately, due to the cold weather, the monument cannot be cleaned right away. For the time being, the monument will be decorated with plywood to cover the profanities and depictions of male body parts. It is indeed a sad day, when something tied so closely to the American experience, would be so abused. I find it hard to believe that this much vandalism can take place during the day, but it appears that authorities believe this may be the case.
The Gettysburg Daily has the complete story on the vandalism, with many more pictures. Here is a link to their article:
http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/?p=1697. Please take some time to check their story out. Let me know what your thoughts are on this, by leaving a comment.
About Michael Noirot
I grew up in the Central Illinois farming community, of Dunlap. Growing up, I played sports, tinkered with cars and enjoyed photography. While I did well in school, I did not become passionate about history until my early 30's.
I have built a large library, of books on early America, politics and the Civil War. I am an avid reader. Fortunately, I have had plenty of opportunities to travel, over the years, and have been to most of the Civil War battlefields. I work while I travel, so more often than not, I am up, in the middle of the night, to get sunrise pictures, or I will be out until well after dark, exploring Civil War battlefields.
I have other hobbies, and passions, that I really enjoy. Number one on the list would be guitar. I play my guitars on a regular basis, and enjoy the Bluegrass, and Contemporary Christian (CCM) genres. I play a style of guitar, called FLATPICKING, where using a flat pick, you play lead solos, similar to the way a fiddle would have been played during the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Laura, my wife, and I also enjoy scuba diving, travel and spending time at our property, in the country. Lastly, we spend as much time with our families, as possible. Thanks for stopping by.
I hate to think of what steps will need to be taken to return the monument to its original state. Even if the graffiti it is pressure washed and scrubbed off, the cleaned part of the monument will be a different shade than the rest of it. Cleaning the entire monument would most likely be too expensive.