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["921.5"]About the Graffiti | Vietnam Graffiti | vietnam war graffitiA artisan cleans graffiti from the Vietnam War Canonizing in Albany, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
A artisan cleans graffiti from the Vietnam War Canonizing in Albany, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
DGS artisan Doug Abaire applies sodium hydroxide in an accomplishment to abolish graffiti from the face of the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
DGS artisan Doug Abaire applies sodium hydroxide in an accomplishment to abolish graffiti from the face of the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times
Albany Ambassador Kathy Sheehan arrives at the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Albany Ambassador Kathy Sheehan arrives at the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
["816.74"]Vietnam Memorial Vandalized with Graffiti | vietnam war graffitiDGS artisan Doug Abaire washes graffiti from the face of the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
DGS artisan Doug Abaire washes graffiti from the face of the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
DGS artisan Doug Abaire washes graffiti from the face of the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
DGS artisan Doug Abaire washes graffiti from the face of the Vietnam War Canonizing in Academy Esplanade Thursday morning Oct. 22, 2015 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Albany Vietnam Canonizing defaced by graffiti
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As a burghal artisan on Thursday power-washed anti-military graffiti from the Albany Canton Vietnam Veterans Memorial, several war veterans looked on with ache and anger.
Joseph Pollicino, 68, rushed to the granite and brownish canonizing in Lafayette Esplanade in the morning, back he heard the words "(expletive) militarism!" had been spray-painted in ample atramentous belletrist on its midsection. The above Marine Corps anatomical befuddled his arch as he accused the defacer of not alone agnostic the monument, but politicizing the deaths of dozens of account associates alleged on it.
"I apperceive there's a lot activity on with the aggressive and government these days, but why blemish a memorial," said Pollicino, who fought in Vietnam from 1967-1968. "Vietnam wasn't the best accepted war — if there is a accepted war — but we did our allotment and served our country."
State troopers and Albany badge were investigating what they alleged an act of abuse and asked anyone with advice to alarm 474-5330. Burghal workers responded to apple-pie up the memorial.
["620.8"]Vietnam War Helmet Art | Helmet Used in Vietnam with Original ... | vietnam war graffitiMayor Kathy Sheehan came to the esplanade abreast the accompaniment Capitol to audit the monument. Sheehan alleged the graffiti indefensible. Badge had not begin who corrective the canonizing by backward afternoon. The ambassador said she would be accommodating to assignment with accompaniment admiral to accompany surveillance cameras to the park.
Pollicino is admiral of Tri-County Council of Vietnam Era Veterans. The accumulation aloft $250,000 to refurbish the 23-year-old canton Vietnam canonizing with new bean features, benches, a 30-foot afire flagpole and more. They rededicated the cairn during a commemoration captivated aftermost September. The names of bristles veterans from Albany Canton dead in Vietnam were added to the monument's plaque. The added names brought the absolute cardinal of Albany Canton account associates dead in activity and actual on the cairn to 77.
Peter Nardolillo, 69, of Colonie, served in a accumulation army abreast Da Nang in Vietnam. On Christmas Eve of 1967, an adversary adhesive landed in amid his legs. He survived because it didn't explode. Four of his brothers were Marines.
Two of them abutting him Thursday at the memorial. Nardolillo alleged the abuse misguided.
"They were all Albany kids," Nardolillo said. "You didn't do a acceptable thing."
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