no info about this story on cnn.com. msnbc.com, washington post, new york times, npr and snopes.com. something like vandalism at the nam memorial would surely get national news attention and ASAP. i bet the memorial gets cleaned and frequently by the parks serviceand it would have to be at night, the angle of the photos shadows is very low, (the second photo), could it be an early morning leftover from that? in the words of an 80's president.....trust but verify (the story)