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Armed protesters turn out to support Sam Houston statue

There’s no current plans to have the monument removed, but rumors that some groups were pushing for the removal prompted the weekend protests.

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Man contracted to remove Confederate monument finds $200K Lamborghini torched (VIDEO)

Authorities said at this point there’s no definitive evidence the job and the blaze are connected, but in wake of recent threats, it raises some suspicion.

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‘Rebel Joe’ to be removed from downtown Gainseville (VIDEO)

Jesse Arost said he's glad to see it go, as it “was put there as a whitewashing campaign intended to substitute a myth for actual historical understanding."

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Vandals target war memorial

The act was discovered by city workers Monday morning and the police department is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

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Update: Murdered soldier gets SpongeBob SquarePants headstone

The previously removed SpongeBob SquarePants monument that once marked the Ohio grave of a soldier who was murdered by her soldier boyfriend on Valentine’s Day 2013 was reinstalled Friday. Army Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, loved SpongeBob. Her family wanted to commemorate her death by placing a custom made SpongeBob headstone above her grave in the […]

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First national monument honoring service dogs erected at Lackland Air Force Base

It is said that dog is “man’s best friend” and in the case of combat canines, the animals provide much more than just friendship. Recognizing the importance combat dogs have played throughout military history, the first national monument in their honor has been erected. The bronze statue, located in San Antonio at the Lackland Air […]

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Cemetery tells family they can’t keep SpongeBob SquarePants headstone over Army daughter’s grave

An Ohio family was forced to remove a SpongeBob SquarePants headstone from their Army daughter’s grave, even though the Cincinnati cemetery originally gave them permission to put it there. Kimberly Walker, the 28-year-old Army sergeant who was allegedly slain by her soldier boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, had a special place in her heart for SpongeBob […]

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