Man charged with plowing car into Civil War marker

[BerkeleyBorderGuard]

Man charged with plowing car into Civil War marker

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Federal authorities say a Chattanooga-area man argued with his girlfriend, then drove his car into a Civil War monument.


http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=2131787&nav=1ugFPWVB

Click link for entire story.

[Skeet]

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Man, What a scumbag! What did that monument ever do to him. Cpl Dan Morgan 10thVA(IVR)

[Ringgold]

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That idiot should not only be made to pay for a total restoration of the monument, but be made to write and mail an individual letter of apology to every person in Missouri for being a jerk and only seeing their monument as a "thing" and not a representation of the men who served from their State.

Monuments are the enbodiment of the lives and experiences of the men they honor.
Many people today look at them as only so much fancy granite, marble, or bronze.
However, in that seemingly silent marker lies the joys and sorrows, the hopes and horrors,
the brotherhood and pride, and the memories of every person it was raised to honor.
They are an attempt by those who raised them to insure that neither they nor their deeds will ever be forgotten.
Most importantly, perhaps, is that they also symbolize their belief that this Nation will endure.

I apologize for the sermon, but I have a BIG problem with people who only view memorials as benches and pretty things to look at.

[LWhite64]

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To add to this, the monument is needless to say pretty banged up. We had to have a crane to lift it up back into its spot on the Ridge.


Lee

[Pritchett Ball]

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This is getting serious...how many postings do we have on this BB about wrecking Monuments? TOO MANY! It seems to be an all too occurring problem.

Please check the URL to the story, I couldn't get it to work for me, would like to copy and send to some boys I came with to 140th Pickett's Mill WIG event, let em know what’s going on!

Kevin Dally

Kevin, cut and paste it into the address box. Should work that way. - Mike Chapman

[Michael Comer]

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That idiot should not only be made to pay for a total restoration of the monument, but be made to write and mail an individual letter of apology to every person in Missouri for being a jerk and only seeing their monument as a "thing" and not a representation of the men who served from their State.

As far as I'm concerned, his apology would not be accepted. Nail his hide to the wall and since he defiled the memory of Missouri boys, draw and quarter him at the same time, preferably between two Missouri mules.

My patience with idiots ran out a long time ago. This is a symptom of an overall malaise within our society for things that were once considered precious and respected.

[Pritchett Ball]

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Mike:

Got it to finally work, it just wouldn't "go" when I copied & pasted yesterday.

What Federal charges can be brought against this idiot? Would this be classified as a "Hate Crime"?

Michael: I hear your frustration! I was glad to have met you in camp at P.Mill, wish we were communicating about something of happier news!

Kevin Dally