Vandals Deface Pittsburgh World War I Statue with Communist Symbols and Red Paint on Memorial Day

In an anti-American act, a World War I Memorial named The Doughboy in Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania was vandalized today with Communist symbols and red paint on Memorial Day to honor the men and women of the armed forces who have died while serving their country.

The vandalism included the phrase, “June 19, 1986. Glory To The Day Of Heroism” and were accompanied by a number of hammer and sickle symbols, often used in communist ideology, notably the emblem on the Flag of the Soviet Union, and a symbol first adapted during the Russian Revolution.

The phrase used in the graffiti references a battle that took place between the revolutionaries of the Communist Party of Peru and the People’s Guerrilla Army.

Pittsburgh’s Mayor Bill Peduto issued a statement, saying, “This is not Pittsburgh. Whoever did this. Please leave. Today.” The Quaker Valley GOP responded to the Mayor by calling out state representatives who are members of Pittsburgh’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

A reminder that @RepInnamorato and @SummerForPA are both members of Pittsburgh’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America This is Democrat Rep Innamorato’s district. Her silence is deafening! Vote these ppl out of office. #LeadRight@John__Waugh#PA21 State House

A reminder that @RepInnamorato and @SummerForPA are both members of Pittsburgh's chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America

This is Democrat Rep Innamorato’s district. Her silence is deafening!
Vote these ppl out of office. #LeadRight @John__Waugh #PA21 State House pic.twitter.com/wtomXo2heo

— Quaker Valley GOP♦️ (@QuakerValleyGOP) May 25, 2020

According to CBS Pittsburgh, the vandals left their footprints “all the way up Penn Avenue.” They said that crews were “busy hosing down the monuments,” but that no arrests had been made yet.