Veterans offering reward for arrest after grave of NC 'war hero' vandalized

MACON COUNTY, N.C. — Several veterans’ groups are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest of the person who vandalized a veteran’s grave.

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Nat Henry is buried at Burningtown Baptist Church Cemetery in Macon County.

When his widow, Becky Henry, visited the grave last week, she realized his headstone had been vandalized.

The vandals used a tool to scratch through a special message of love on the headstone and punctured a picture of her face.

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“Somebody deliberately did this with either a screwdriver and a hammer or a chisel. I can't imagine somebody coming to a cemetery on purpose with that much hate to stand here and chisel away at a picture," she said.

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The local American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Vets of America teamed up to offer a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the vandal.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Macon County Sheriff's Office.

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