{"id":691456,"date":"2026-10-23T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=691456"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:19:50","slug":"illegal-alien-charged-with-attacking-iconic-iwo-jima-monument-with-sledgehammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=691456","title":{"rendered":"Illegal alien charged with attacking iconic Iwo Jima monument with sledgehammer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Somewhat fittingly, given the growing cost of illegal immigration in America, the man arrested for allegedly attacking the Iwo Jima monument near Quantico, Virginia, is an illegal alien from Mexico \u2014 the damaged 9 ft. monument served as a precursor to the iconic United States Marine Corps War Memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for felony destruction of property, trespass with intent to damage property, and felony injury to a monument, after using a sledgehammer to damage the Iwo Jima monument, sculpted before the bronze memorial which honors the memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who\u2019ve given their lives to their country since November 10, 1775.<\/p>\n

Soriano managed to behead one of the Marine figures on the limestone sculpture and damage other figures depicted raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" OMG. The man who literally beheaded the Iwo Jima monument in Quantico is a MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN, CONFIRMED \u2014 Fox News<\/p>\n

His name: Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano \"\ud83d\ude20\"<\/p>\n

ENRAGING. Why would Democrats want to KEEP these people here?!<\/p>\n

This masterful piece of art honors the Marines who raised the flag over Iwo Jima during WWII<\/p>\n

And this 3rd world BARBARIAN saw it and thought it was a good idea to smash the head off.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s charged with felony destruction of property and trespass<\/p>\n

h\/t @BillMelugin_ https:\/\/t.co\/nEIlm9Smjk<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis criminal illegal alien\u2019s dream is over: Maldonado Soriano disrespected our brave service members and defaced a beautiful monument that honored their sacrifice,\u201d White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement. \u201cPresident Trump has secured our border and is deporting illegal criminals who hate our country and our values. The socialist Democrats want to go back to open borders and flood our communities with dangerous criminal illegal aliens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soriano illegally crossed into the U.S. in December 1999, according to federal sources, and was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status by the Obama administration in 2014. The Biden administration extended that status in 2024, but the Trump administration chose not to renew it.<\/p>\n

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NEW: Multiple federal sources confirm to @FoxNews that the suspect arrested for using a sledgehammer to behead a WW2 Iwo Jima monument in Quantico, VA on Tuesday is a Mexican illegal alien & former DACA recipient whose legal status expired this year.<\/p>\n

Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano has now been charged with felony destruction of property and trespass with intent to damage property.<\/p>\n

Per federal sources, Soriano illegally crossed into the U.S. in December 1999. He was granted DACA by the Obama administration in 2014 and had it extended for years, most recently by the Biden admin in 2024, but he lost his DACA status in August of this year when it wasn\u2019t renewed by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not like the illegal immigrant tried to hide his contemptuous actions; he was still wailing on one of America\u2019s most revered monuments when officers from the Prince William County Police Department showed up.<\/p>\n

The brutal Battle of Iwo Jima raged on for 36 days, with 6,821 Americans making the ultimate sacrifice, while 19,000 more were wounded.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Atelier Missor, a neoclassical French foundry founded in January 2021 by brothers Massoud and Missor Movahhed Ghaleh Nouri, offered to pay for the restoration of the Iwo Jima statue.<\/p>\n

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This is outrageous. Contact us and we\u2019ll restore it for free.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Atelier Missor (@AtelierMissor_) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X, including a post reminding us that three of the six men depicted in the sculpture died on Iwo Jima:<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" DISGUSTING: Nearly 7,000 Americans DIED taking Iwo Jima, and some coward with a sledgehammer thought he could knock a Marine\u2019s head off their memorial.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s charged with felony injury to a monument and held without bond.<\/p>\n

Throw the book at him, then throw the shelf.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\"\u2122\" (@GuntherEagleman) October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Three of the six Marines in Rosenthal\u2019s photo never made it home from Iwo Jima. Strank, Block and Sousley were all killed within weeks of that flag going up. Taking a sledgehammer to them isn\u2019t vandalism. It\u2019s desecration, and the felony charge is the floor.<\/p>\n

\u2014 AMERICAN HERO (@MERICAxFIRST) October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Leave him alone in a room with a Marine.<\/p>\n

That should fix it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 T. Gracchus \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@Tiberius139) October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Didn\u2019t Trump sign a law with a minimum 10 year federal prison for damaging monuments?
\nLet\u2019s see if this sticks!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Garbage Deplorable Roberto (@Roberto1974) October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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He likes a sledge hammer, I think hard labor should be in his future.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ex Scientia Vera (@carpe_scientia) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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