Legacy MattersCheshire, a small town in western Massachusetts, was the home of Daniel Petithory, a Green Beret, who was killed in Afghanistan on December 5, 2001.
It's also home to some anti-war vandals who defaced Petithory's tombstone with graffiti - "oil" and "Christian Crusade" and "w/o education."
“My mom called me and she was in tears,” said Nicole Petithory, Daniel’s younger sister. “My family has suffered enough. They don’t need more reminders of the bitterness that surrounds the war.”
Why can't the dead be left in peace along with the honors accorded them?