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$30,000
REWARD
Monument
vandalism prompts
Friends to establish reward
Gettysburg, PA (Feb. 22, 2005)-The Friends of the
National Parks at Gettysburg has established a $30,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for
the recent monument vandalism at Gettysburg National Military Park. The Friends'
reward is being offered in addition to any money offered by Adams County Crime
Stoppers.
To establish the reward, the Friends teamed with
the Gettysburg National Battlefield Museum Foundation, the Association of
Licensed Battlefield Guides and the Gettysburg Civil War Round Table.
"We are devastated by this vandalism, and we've
heard from people all over the country who are eager to help find the people
responsible," said Friends' Chair of the Board Barbara J. Finfrock. "The
monuments were placed on these fields-as testaments to bravery and sacrifice-by
the soldiers who fought here, and we are honored to stand with our partners to
seek justice."
Three monuments were severely vandalized last
week: the 11th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry monument, the 114th Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry monument and the 4th
New York
battery (Smith's battery) monument.
Anyone with information should call
Gettysburg
National Military Park at 717-334-0909 or the Adams County Crime Stoppers at
1-800-869-8057. Callers may remain anonymous.
It is the Friends' mission-on behalf of all
generations of Americans-to honor, support, protect and enhance the resources
associated with the
Gettysburg
National Military Park, the Battle of Gettysburg and the Eisenhower National
Historic Site.
For more information about the Friends, call
717-334-0772
or visit
www.friendsofgettysburg.org
WHTM releases news video
of damage
A local news station,
WHTM-TV, has a video available starkly showing the severe damage suffered by the
Gettysburg Monuments. WHTM (ABC 27) serves the Harrisburg-York area.
There may be a delay for
those using dial-up, broadband users should have no problem. The video plays
well in Windows Media Player. Compatibility with other players is currently
unknown by CWi. To see the video, click the link below:
View Video
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