Earlier this month, KTLA TV news in Los Angeles reported on the tearing down of a Vietnam War wall memorial in Fountain Valley in Orange County, California.

KTLA reporter Chip Rost said, "It was torn down before ever being opened to the public."

One million dollars was designated by the city.

"It is now part of disgraced, former County Supervisor Andrew Do's legacy," reported Rost.

Andrew Do was behind the project, and he was convicted in 2024 in a bribery case.

"We don't know what was spent, and how much was spent," said Do's successor Janet Nguyen.

The Orange County Register reported that the memorial wall was built in January 2024, but “granite cladding and other cosmetic features” were never finished.

County officials chose to tear down the wall because "it no longer served as an apt tribute to veterans", reported The Register.

“We have been looking for alternative options, including a space at the new veteran’s cemetery,” said Nguyen.

See additional reporting by The Orange County Register:

-* "County demolishes unfinished Vietnam War memorial mired in corruption scandal" (March 5, 2026)

-* "County-commissioned audit: Former Supervisor Do, chief of staff forced through spending without oversight" (March 9, 2026)