Honor flight vets just knocked over the barriers at the WWII memorial to get inside, #shutdown or no. pic.twitter.com/T4bx8kvFYj
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
Tons of applause as the WWII vets from Miss. storm their memorial. Park police on the way. #shutdown pic.twitter.com/31UGU7MRry
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
No sign of folks leaving. The vets have control of the memorial. #shutdown pic.twitter.com/eGj4kmFEiP
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
This is where the Mississippi WWII vets wanted to get — their tower. #shutdown pic.twitter.com/VeKMGHURKr
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
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Now, there's a little bit of confusion about what's going on at the memorial. Apparently the police are keeping it open and a few congressmen are on the scene. So this could all be a PR stunt by one of the dueling political parties—or the vets could have won the right to stay on the Mall. (D.C. is a heartless place right now, but the fuck is going to kick out these guys?) Follow Stars and Stripes reporter Leo Shane, who promises any further updates.
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