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explorenorth
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Oct 26, 2015

Disrespect along the Alaska Highway

Alongside the Alaska Highway at Km 1212.2, south of Teslin, sits a cenotaph to honour Corporal Max Richardson of Company "F", 340th Engineers, U.S. Army, who was killed near here on October 17th, 1942. A minor amount of maintenance has been done over the years by unknown people, but in 2009 a volunteer from Teslin, with funds from the Teslin Museum Association, did a major renovation, clearing brush, putting up steel barricades, and repainting everything. This year (I think - it looks fresh), somebody with zero respect has written a note on the marker, seen in the photos below. I find it incredible that somebody like that can complain about others' lack of respect.







/rant over...
  • Crowe wrote:
    The writing can be covered with paint.


    In theory, yes, but who exactly might spend the time and money to repair that vandalism out in the middle of nowhere when it gets warm enough to paint again in 6 months?
  • The brass plaque used to have a black protective coating, which I assume was scraped off during the restoration. This is what it looks like now - better than most of us will at 73 years old. Anybody with a beef is welcome to take a scrubbing pad to make it more legible.

  • Well-intentioned message, wrong way to do it. They should have called someone and made the suggestion. The writing can be covered with paint.