Where Were The Greenpeace Type Tree Huggers For This Monument Vadalism in France?

Probably nowhere to be found even in France who I'm sure has it's more than fair share of envirowackos when many trees that held the carvings of American soldiers that saved the country from Nazi Germany in WWII were chopped down and then turned into pulp and paper recently. I suppose they were in hiding on this one as the last thing a certified left wing loon would wanna do is stand in the way of the sure destruction of war monuments, even if it meant the sacrifice of some beloved trees to do it.

Officials fell trees inscribed by US soldiers who fought for France -

Times Online: "The names “Thomas and Dorothy” were carved in the bark of one trunk. Another said “Bob and Carma”. Other trees were marked with soldiers’ home states - Iowa, Maine or Alabama - and several bore hearts and the names or initials of a wife or girlfriend."

The beech trees of Saint Pierre de Varengeville-Duclair forest bore a poignant testimony to the D-Day landings for more than six decades. Thousands of American soldiers stationed there after the liberation of Normandy spent their spare hours with a knife or bayonet creating a lasting reminder of their presence.

Although the trees grew and the graffiti swelled and twisted, this most peculiar memory of one of the 20th century’s defining moments remained visible - until now. Amid bureaucratic indifference and a dispute between officials and the forest owner, most of the trees have been felled, chopped up and turned into paper.

Claude Quétel, a French historian and Second World War specialist, was horrified when he discovered what he called a catastrophe and a shameless act. “It is a typically French failing to wipe out the traces of the past,” he told The Times. “I am indignant.” continued

Well, so am I and millions of others who respect the sacrifices of those millions killed saving Europe from Nazis and the monuments that memorialize those lost and who served, and we'll have to seriously rethink doing it for Europe the next time around, which bet the farm a moment that is coming soon as Islam spreads through the continent quicker than AIDS in Africa.

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