We're already purging it. It'd be a waste to let it sit here and rot. I'd rather take it with us and use it in a way that'll create something new than leave it here and let some scavengers tear it up for parts later.

[everything in his tone suggests that he, himself, intends to make sure it's used respectfully.]

We can still set a memorial. But if we did that and left it, and it was destroyed be someone a lot more heartless than us, it'd be a waste, too.