This memorial was constructed and dedicated to the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. Many of them were nurses (as depicted in the photograph of the sculpture above).

Matthew Munson, the photographer who took the picture, told a Fox News affiliate he was visiting the memorial when “some parents encouraged their kids to climb on the memorial for the picture.”

“There wasn’t a lot of people at this point,” Munson said. “Then a big group of people showed up just as the kids were treating the memorial more like a jungle gym and the parents were laughing. Then the veterans showed up, and they looked hurt more than angry. They were quiet.”

Munson continued, “That’s when I noticed a big group around the parents glaring at them, the pressure was intense and the kids blissfully ignorant. That’s when I snapped the picture. I tried getting a good shot of the crowd and the parents too but no luck. Kids jumped down and skittered off with their parents.

Not surprisingly, the photograph went viral, causing much debate on social media platforms like Reddit and Facebook.