9/11 memorial defaced in Geneva

“It brings it all back to us when more attention is played onto it by people doing damaging things, saying damaging things, it makes it a lot harder,” said Stromfeld.

The thing people can’t seem to wrap their heads around is why someone would want to vandalize a 9/11 memorial.

“Sometimes it might not be about their feelings but what they don’t take into consideration is what about the people that the monument means,” said Stromfeld.

A Geneva resident Phillip Herrick doesn’t think there is any reason for when incidents like this occur.

“I don’t think the damage has any real significance — I think its kids being kids doing stupid stuff. I come down here all the time and find garbage left from damage done by kids,” said Herrick.

Assistant City Manager Adam Blowers said no matter what the reason was, they won’t stop until they find who did it.