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Closure of War Memorials Continues to Cause Conflict (Vietnam Vets Kicked Out of Wall)
WRC-TV ^ | Friday, October 4, 2013

Posted on 10/04/2013 10:45:02 AM PDT by kristinn

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Like the hundreds of World War II veterans who came to National Mall to pay their respects this week, a group of Vietnam veterans found a barricade blocking the way to their memorial Friday. News4's Mark Segraves said two U.S. Park Service Rangers manning the gate asked that the group respect the government's shutdown but moved aside.

Segraves described the exchange as pleasant and respectful.

The veterans then moved the barricade and walked down to the wall to pay their respects. But a flood of tourists followed even though the memorial is closed to the general public.

U.S. Park Police arrive to the scene, asked everyone to leave and put the barricade back into place.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcwashington.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; barrycades; deathpanels; govtshutdown; kenyanbornmuzzie; obama; obamacare; obamasfault; shutdown; tyranny; vietnam; vietnammemorial; vietnamwall; ww2memorial; wwiimemorial; zerocare
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To: kristinn

I’d be there if I lived closer. I guess tourists (sheeple)are not willing to be “involved” ...how very, very sad!!

FREEDOM!!!


101 posted on 10/04/2013 12:55:05 PM PDT by victim soul
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To: cincinnati65

They want to provoke violence. It would add to the desperation meme they are promoting.


102 posted on 10/04/2013 12:57:09 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: cincinnati65

They want to provoke violence. It would add to the desperation meme they are promoting.


103 posted on 10/04/2013 12:57:24 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: kristinn

Curious, I always thought memorials belonged to the people and not the Fedzilla. Oh but then again thanks to liberals and sniveling RINOs we no longer live under a constitutional republic.


104 posted on 10/04/2013 12:58:41 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: musicman; All

Fight back!!
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105 posted on 10/04/2013 1:01:42 PM PDT by RedMDer (http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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To: kristinn
It's time for patriotic Americans to "Occupy" the war memorials 24/7 until this government abuse is stopped.

I can see Vietnam vets locking arms and encircling the wall and telling the govt they would take care of the Vietnam memorial until the govt is out of the shutdown mode.

Wow, talk about the final straw.

106 posted on 10/04/2013 1:02:56 PM PDT by Balata
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To: kristinn

2 words

civil disobedience

2 more words

screw them

And none of it is violent!


107 posted on 10/04/2013 1:06:43 PM PDT by dforest
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To: kristinn

A crying shame the memorial isn’t in Virginia. Virginia protests are much more fun.


108 posted on 10/04/2013 1:06:58 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Power disintegrates when people withdraw their obedience and support)
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To: kristinn

Attention all bikers. The vets need an escort to the WWII Memorial. Now.


109 posted on 10/04/2013 1:10:09 PM PDT by halfright (FAST & FURIOUS! DON'T ALLOW THEM TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION.)
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To: kristinn

You’d think that Obama et al would get the message that closing self-guided, open-air memorials is NOT a winner - BUT NO, some people just CAN’T resist continuing to beat their heads against the wall ...


110 posted on 10/04/2013 1:10:55 PM PDT by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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To: Guenevere
Ignore the goons is correct. Civil disobedience. The psyco dental assistant threatened the White Hut. She didn't sit at a monument and refuse to move. No one at those memorials is threatening His Holy Presence. And it would be playing into the hands of the Politboro to do so. Just don't move from the memorials, let them arrest, and let's see what happens. Cockroach is going to make more rants about Anarchists, etc. But he is just bloviating, and more and more people are coming to understand that now.
111 posted on 10/04/2013 1:11:10 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

Occupy War Memorials


112 posted on 10/04/2013 1:12:37 PM PDT by lonevoice (Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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To: NonValueAdded

Love your post ... so true!


113 posted on 10/04/2013 1:30:46 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: kristinn

Thanks kristinn, you and the posters to your thread have made my day! Salute!!!


114 posted on 10/04/2013 1:32:23 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: kristinn
 
 
The Regime has elected to double-down on stupid. No surprise there - at least they are consistent on that. Names. We need names of who all ordered and is overseeing all these blockades. This doesn't happen in a vacuum.
 
 

115 posted on 10/04/2013 1:36:13 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: Spirochete

That’s MLK?

Looks more like chairman Mao to me...

Seriously, though, that MLK statue/carving/whatever is a godawful ugly, poorly executed, piece of... ...work; and if I was a member of his family I would have been insulted at its being include in the memorial.


116 posted on 10/04/2013 1:39:36 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos...)
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To: Never on my watch

Concerning the pictures of NP jack boots. Someone knows who these guys are. We need their names. No more faceless henchman. Make them defend their actions or change their actions. Just following orders is not an acceptable excuse.


117 posted on 10/04/2013 1:44:52 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: FReepers
I wonder how many patriot Americans, holding hands 24/7 and standing 4 hour shifts, would it take to surround both the white hut and capitol building grounds (estimating 4' linear feet per person max), until the barrycades are permanently removed from the outdoor War Memorials?

Think any Congress critters or celebrities would join in, Y'all???

118 posted on 10/04/2013 1:52:08 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

Wonder why McCain isn’t standing up for the veterans?

Oh yeh,,nevermind.


119 posted on 10/04/2013 2:21:13 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: kristinn
Top of the washington monument?
120 posted on 10/04/2013 2:29:09 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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