PRESS RELEASE
From: African American Civil War Memorial Museum
Date: December 28, 2013
RE: Damage to the African American Civil War Memorial
It
is with much regret that we report minor damage to the African American
Civil War Memorial, a national monument dedicated to the 209,145 black
Union soldiers and their officers who joined President Lincoln in the
Civil War to end slavery and keep America united under one flag. The
damage occurred on Thursday night around 9 pm
when gunmen opened fire damaging Wall of Honor plaque # 124 on Wall D.
The damage occurred at the very corner of Regimental unit 121 which is a
regiment that was organized in Kentucky. The museum hours of operations
are 10 am to 6:30 pm
and was closed at the time of the incident. The damage was confined to a
small area where two plaques are joined together. According to police
reports, no one was injured even though multiple shots were fired.
"We can assure the public that the monument is safe and secure and open to the public. Today is Saturday
and I can report that we have had multiple visitors to the monument and
museum and that the metro station is open for business and continues to
be used by the riding public" said Frank Smith, Founding Director of
the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum.
It
is too early to know what the cost of repairs will be although we can
assure the public that we will work with the National Park Service to
make sure the repairs are done as soon as possible and in a way that
meets the standards set by the designers who worked so hard to build the
Nation's first monument to the 209,145 United States Colored Troops who
served the country so honorably during the America Civil War.
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