At about 8 a.m. this morning, Tim Drago’s fears were realized.
The Gulf War veteran and founder of the Colorado Veterans Monument in Civic Center Park found two graffiti messages sprayed in bright purple on the walkways surrounding the monument.
“I was afraid something might happen and hoping it wouldn’t,” Drago said.
One message read, “I SAW, I FELT, PAIN!” on the ground, just west of the monument. The other one, written next to a rose garden, read, “OH, By the way “NONE” of us like rose’s.”
“(It) indicated to me that they don’t like veterans,” Drago said.
He tried unsuccessfully to remove the markings and they were still visible Saturday evening.
Drago isn’t sure who defaced the area, but asked Re-create 68 protestors who were in the park Saturday if they knew anything.
“We had absolutely nothing to do with that,” said Glenn Spagnuolo, co-founder of Re-create 68.
A documentary film crew from Nashville, Tenn., were also at the park Saturday to film Re-create 68. The crew, who’s been following the protest group around for two months, said it’s not their style.
“I would be shocked if they did it,” said Todd Cassetty, who is part of the film crew.
