Vandalism strikes Gettysburg National Military Park [Video]

Vandalism has come to another U.S. historic site, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park, where a pivotal battle of the Civil War was fought.A statement shared by the National Park Service on Aug. 21 revealed that someone – or, more likely, multiple someones – had spray painted and carved graffiti on the War Department Observation Tower and on a large rock nearby over a period of a few days.”Our hearts sank when these two cases of vandalism were reported within days of each other,” Park Superintendent Kristina Heister said in a statement. “We were fearful that the graffiti carved into the rock may be there for future generations.”Luckily, park staff was able to clean and remove all traces of the vandalism.A pre-repair photo of the rock shared to Gettysburg Battlefield’s social media appears to show the names Jayce and Maddie, a heart and the date 9/13/20 carved into the rock, along …