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The Cenotaph w as also v andalised last
December, w hen t he dates ''1 93 9-19 45'',
m ar king World War II, w ere crossed out in
bla ck. Herit ag e ex perts sa y Tu esday 's
v an dalism of th e Cen otaph points to a
growing disconnect between Singapore's
y oun ger generat ion an d the significance ofnat ional m onum
ents. -- PHOTO: COURTESY
OF BERTRAND TAN
Heritage experts say T uesday's v andalism of the
Cenotaph points to a growing disconnect between
Singapore's younger generation and the significance of
national monuments.
This is understandable, considering that the public's
consciousness of national monuments fades with time,said Dr Chua
Ai Lin, a historian and vice-president of the
Singapore Heritage Society.
"In the case of the Cenotaph, older generations who lived
through World War II and their children would have a
better grasp of its significance. But it gets harder passing
down memories after two or three generations."
The Cenotaph at Esplanade Park, which was erected in1920,
honours those who were lost or died in the two
world wars. On Tuesday, it was spray-painted with the
word "democracy" in red with a big "X" over the dates
"191 4-1918", which mark the World War I period.
The National Heritage Board has called it the most serious act
of vandalism on a gazetted monument
so far. T he police are investigating.
This is not the first time the national monument, which was
gazetted in 2010, has been defaced. T he
previous incident took place in December last year,when the
dates "1939-194 5", marking World War
II, were crossed out in black.
"It's really sad that the culprits don't know what the monuments
stand for, and even more sad if they
knew what they meant and continued to do so anyway," said Changi
Museum director Jeya Ayadurai,
52. "We need to recognise special dates and teach our soldiers
and people about the important
monuments in our midst."
Secondary 4 student Jaswin John, 17 , may be unable to fully
relate to the suffering of the men who
died in the two world wars, but said vandalism of historic
monuments is "clearly disrespectful".
Mr Krishna Ram, 20, who will start his national service next
month, added: "The vandals must
understand that the soldiers fought for our freedom."
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