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Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial damaged in Boston's South End

May 25, 2020 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 25, 2020 11:12 pm

BOSTON (AP) — Boston police are investigating vandalism to the Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial in the South End that happened the day before Memorial Day.

Two stone pillars at the entrance to the monument were damaged and a Puerto Rican flag was lowered.

“(It’s) disrespectful not because this is a Puerto Rican veterans memorial, this is a monument for veterans who gave their lives,” Tony Molina, president of the Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square Association, told the Boston Herald.

The damage was reported at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Boston police said.

City Councilor Ed Flynn, a Navy veteran, said the vandalism was disrespectful.

“On the eve of Memorial Day, for the men and women that paid the supreme sacrifice for our country, it's very insulting,” he said.

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