Pain Added After Memorial Stolen in Washington

Thieves steal monument to Washington soldier who died in Afghanistan
KGW News
Aug. 19, 2014

Suspected metal thieves stole this memorial from a Longview, Wash., park. (Steven Bragg)

LONGVIEW, WASH. — Thieves stole the monument of an Afghan War soldier, along with eight others from Lake Sacajawea Park over the weekend.

Mikayla Bragg served in Afghanistan and took her own life in that country in December 2011.

The city of Longview honored her service with a plaque that was dedicated in April 2012. The touching ceremony included poetry, prayers, eulogies and the singing of the national anthem by the Mark Morris High choir, according a report in the Longview Daily News.
read more here