The National Park Service closed the Vietnam Memorial yesterday as a result of the federal government shutdown, but World War II veterans bypassed the barricades this afternoon. Betsy Woodruff of National Review is there and is tweeting photos.
https://twitter.com/woodruffbets/status/385440915545812993
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Worth noting: During the last government shutdown, the Vietnam Memorial was open:
FYI, war memorials were open during last shutdown. (via @ExJon) http://t.co/rSsg9KWBGb
— Jillian Kuzma (@jilliankuzma) October 2, 2013
"those and other similar sites don't require supervision by federal employees" so were left open…in '96http://t.co/KPPmYq9IpO
— Morgen Richmond (@morgenr) October 2, 2013
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