The 12 months 2023 didn’t turn out great for everybody, particularly for one Joe Abodeely—who had his life’s work closed down because of his personal silly, hateful and discriminatory phrases.
Abodeely is a Vietnam Struggle veteran who has been the curator of the Arizona Military Museum in Phoenix for the final 4 many years. Solely not too long ago was he pressured to step down after the museum was closed completely.
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The letter stated Abodeely additionally used profanity on the tour, referred to as “all People” silly, and “informed the members of the tour group that they knew nothing of the realities of the Vietnam period as a result of they had been too younger, brainwashed, silly, duped, uneducated, or uncaring.”
That conduct was “unacceptable and won’t be tolerated,” the letter learn.
Abodeely has no person in charge however himself. Shortly after the letter went public, he was ordered to undergo range, fairness, and inclusion coaching by the Arizona Nationwide Guard.
But nonetheless, regardless of the warnings he was given, he continued to make extra hateful statements. In an interview with a reporter, he allegedly claimed {that a} model of a soldier with a “hand on its hip” was meant to symbolize homosexual troopers, in accordance with the Arizona Republic
Because of this, Abodeely has stepped down because the curator.
Although the conflict vet is not concerned with the museum, it’s nonetheless going via some robust instances. For the final couple months, the museum has been closed because of state assist being eliminated.
The Arizona Nationwide Guard is at the moment in search of another person to run the museum and has plans to open it once more to the general public sooner or later.
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