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Woman Arrested for Spray-Painting WWII Memorial Grass

8/18/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump claimed vandals destroyed the grass near the WWII Memorial after his July 4 event and posted a Truth Social photo.
John Kaminski, Penn State turf professor, said the photograph did not clearly show vandalism.
Workers removed the July 4 stage, exposing the brown grass Donald Trump said was vandalized.
Melissa L. Farris of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was arrested for spray-painting the WWII Memorial, as shown in her video.

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U.S. President Donald Trump claimed vandals destroyed the grass near the WWII Memorial after his July 4 event and posted a Truth Social photo.
John Kaminski, Penn State turf professor, said the photograph did not clearly show vandalism.
Workers removed the July 4 stage, exposing the brown grass Donald Trump said was vandalized.
Melissa L. Farris of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was arrested for spray-painting the WWII Memorial, as shown in her video.