Virginia authorities charged a man with multiple felonies after he decapitated an Iwo Jima memorial statue. He's being held without bond and faces over 10 years in prison under enhanced federal monument protections.
The statue commemorates the Battle of Iwo Jima, where nearly 7,000 Americans died during WWII. Three of the six flag-raisers depicted in the original photograph never returned home.
Prosecutors are pursuing maximum penalties under stricter monument vandalism laws enacted during the Trump administration.
The statue commemorates the Battle of Iwo Jima, where nearly 7,000 Americans died during WWII. Three of the six flag-raisers depicted in the original photograph never returned home.
Prosecutors are pursuing maximum penalties under stricter monument vandalism laws enacted during the Trump administration.