Vandals strike memorial to Mo. soldier killed in Iraq

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police in Crystal City are looking for the vandals who damaged the bronze memorial to a soldier killed in Iraq.

The statue of a pair of boots, rifle and helmet honors Sgt. Brandon Wallace. He was killed last April by a roadside bomb. The sculpture was dedicated in September.

Vandals broke the rifle and helmet off of the base of the memorial and stuffed them in bushes. A welder has volunteered to fix the monument.

A reward for the capture of the vandals has reached more than $1,600.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com