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The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has been vandalized, with bubbles filling a fountain and \u201cClean hands dirty $\u201d written in red paint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n WASHINGTON — <\/span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The World War II Memorial<\/a> on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was vandalized Thursday, with bubbles filling a fountain and \u201cClean hands dirty $” written in red paint.<\/p>\n The Interior Department released a statement late Thursday saying: \u201cOur U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act.\u201d<\/p>\n The Friends of the National World War II Memorial, a nonprofit organization that helps maintain the site, said: \u201cThere are many places in our country for expression, debate, and disagreement. A national memorial honoring those who served and those who never returned home should never be used as a canvas for vandalism.\u201d<\/p>\n The Veterans of Foreign Wars called the vandalism \u201can act of profound disrespect, a slap in the face to the veterans who served and sacrificed and to the families who carried that burden at home.\u201d<\/p>\n The World War II Memorial is just east of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/a> on the Mall. After a botched repair job earlier this year left the pool with peeling blue sealant and green algae, President Donald Trump blamed the issues on vandalism without providing evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n