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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]John Basilone has his own statue. He is a Medal of Honor recipient. What if an angry mob decides he isn't worthy of a statue, and they tear it down?

From wikipedia:

A memorial statue featuring John Basilone holding a water-cooled Browning machine gun is located at the intersections of Old York Road and Canal Street in Raritan (Basilone's childhood friend Phillip Orlando sculpted the statue).

A bust of Basilone is sited at Piazza Basilone, in Little Italy San Diego, at Fir and India Streets. The war memorial there is dedicated to residents of Little Italy who served in World War II and Korea.

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This list isn't very diverse. It's Americans first. If you want to focus on ethnicity and race, most of these war dead are Americans of Italian descent and Hispanic descent. That's because it's in the neighborhood where they lived. What happens if an angry mob decides to tear down and desecrate their names?

“THE BOYS THAT NEVER CAME HOME”
Sgt Jack Balisteri
US Army, WWII
1923-1944

BM2 Anthony Ballatore
US Navy, WWII
1918-1942

Pvt 1st Class Frank Birrittieri
US Army, WWII
1925-1945

Pvt Vito Busalacchi
US Army, WWII
1919-1945

MMFN Jesus “Chuey” Contreras
US Navy, WWII
1917-1942

MM3 Joe Cordileone
US Navy, WWII
1921-1942

Pvt Salvatore Corona
US Army, WWII
1924-1945

Pvt Paul Garcia
US Army, Korea
1930-1951

SN 2nd Class Roy Gonzales
US Navy, WWII
1924-1942

SPEC 4 Frank Pecoraro
US Army, Vietnam
1952-1970

SN 1st Class Charles Piro
US Navy, WWII
1924-1942

Officer Peter Quinci, P47 Pilot
US Airforce, WWII
1921-1944[/quote]

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