City Stands by Statue of Armed Seal ; Critics Foresee Scared Children

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A bronze statue of a fallen Navy SEAL holding a machine gun was dedicated here yesterday over the objections of some locals who disapproved of the firearm.

But none of the 2,000 people who flooded Berry Park for the ceremony seemed to have a problem with the statue, which paid tribute to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz Jr., a Littleton native killed two years ago in Afghanistan.

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City Stands by Statue of Armed Seal ; Critics Foresee Scared Children

Naysayers argued that the memorial should be moved because it would frighten children from nearby elementary and middle schools, but the city of Littleton refused t...

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