Video: Man Climbs Air Force Memorial Spire In Arlington

Arlington VA

10 November, 2021

12:29 PM

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ARLINGTON, VA — People traveling in the area of the Air Force Memorial in Arlington Wednesday morning witnessed a rare sight. Someone was climbing one of the structure's three spires. Peter Doran, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, was paying his first visit to the memorial on Wednesday morning when he spotted someone climbing the spire. He then posted the video of it on Twitter. Doran learned from someone at the scene that a group of free climbers were scaling the memorial to clean it, which is something that happens twice a decade. Sgt. Green of the Arlington County Police Department, who is also an Air Force veteran, stopped by the memorial to confirm that maintenance indeed was underway. Someone is climbing the Air Force Memorial in Arlington. That's new.You watching this @ArlingtonVaPD? @WTOP@PFPAOfficial #AirForce pic.twitter.com/f16VQgOWGw— Peter Doran (@PeterBDoran) November 10, 2021 Sgt. Green, an Air Force Veteran, stopped by the memorial earlier and confirmed maintenance is underway. pic.twitter.com/C9irYvGqr6— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) November 10, 2021