In this April 2017 photo provided by Gordon L. Aleshire, a World War I memorial pillar is shown in disrepair in Raymond, Wash. “We were embarrassed over it,” said Army veteran Aleshire, who’s coordinating the project. “The VFW thought the
In this April 2017 photo provided by Gordon L. Aleshire, a World War I memorial pillar is shown in disrepair in Raymond, Wash. “We were embarrassed over it,” said Army veteran Aleshire, who’s coordinating the project. “The VFW thought the city was going to take care of it and the city thought the VFW was going to take care of it and no one did. Now we’ll have a plan to make sure we won’t let it get into such disrepair in the future.” The centennial of America’s involvement in World War I has drawn attention to the state of disrepair of many monuments honoring soldiers, galvanizing efforts to fix them. (Gordon L. Aleshire via AP)
