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Man arrested for decapitating Iwo Jima statue near Quantico

  • A Virginia man was arrested for decapitating an Iwo Jima statue near Quantico.
  • The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 21, at approximately 10:13 p.m.
  • The vandalism caused over $100,000 in damage to the historic military monument.
  • The Iwo Jima statue, sculpted in 1954, honors all Marines who have died defending America since 1775.
  • The suspect used a sledgehammer to knock off the head of one of the six servicemen depicted in the monument.
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