PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - Most of the bronze and brass letters have been stolen from the entrance sign at Omaha National Cemetery , leaving only four of the original 21 letters that spelled out the cemetery’s name.

Papillion Police responded to a theft call at the cemetery on Oct. 29. The cemetery director told police someone had removed the cast metal letters and V.A. seal from the entrance.

This was reported to have happened between Oct. 27 - Oct. 29.

“It’s just breaking my heart,” said Marlyce Peck, who was visiting her parents’ graves.

Police say damage and replacement costs are estimated at several thousand dollars.

Peck and her sister Sonia Wolldridge came to visit their father and uncle, who both served in the military. Their father and uncle served in the Korean War.

“It dis

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