Stolen figure from Tuan Nguyen's Thank You America monument recovered in San Jose
Two thieves used a truck to remove the South Vietnamese soldier figure from Tuan Nguyen's Thank You America monument on 21 June. Police recovered the bronze near Coyote Creek Trail and Highway 280 less than two hours after the theft was reported. The truck had also been stolen. The suspects had not been identified at publication; the recovery did not establish that the figure had been reinstalled.
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