Police are investigating how the gravestone of Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon received these mysterious markings

Lincoln Police Department

• Police officers from Maine are investigating a possible vandalism case of a gravestone belonging to US Army Master Sgt. Gary Gordon.
• Godron, 33, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu.
• The Lincoln Police Department said that while it may have been a case of vandalism, it also could have also been a "work in progress" with gold lettering on the engravings.
• However, it added that the family "was never notified that this was happening."
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Law enforcement officers from Maine are investigating a possible vandalism case of a gravestone belonging to US Army Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, a Special Forces soldier was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu.

The Lincoln Police Department on Tuesday announced it was "with an extremely heavy heart" to report that the gravestone of Gordon, a native of the city, may have been vandalized within the last two weeks.

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