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NBC: Police Remove Vietnam War Veterans at Memorial Wall
weeklystandard.com ^
| 10-5-2013
| JOHN MCCORMACK
Posted on 10/05/2013 11:27:18 AM PDT by servo1969
Via William Jacobson, NBC's affiliate in Washington, D.C. reports that police ordered tourists and Vietnam war veterans who were visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to leave the memorial at one point on Friday.
After one group of veterans went around the barricade, "the park ranger told them the wall was closed," NBC's Mark Seagraves reported. "Later another group of vets showed up and moved the barricades. At that point, the memorial filled with vets and tourists. That's when police came and moved everyone out."
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is a black granite outdoor wall on which the names of the 58,272 service members who died or were unaccounted for during the Vietnam war are inscribed.
It takes more manpower and costs the government more money to close down an outdoor wall than to let people walk past it and pay their respects.
The Obama administration has been very selective in devoting resources to shutting down memorials.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: barrycades; benghazi; districtofcolumbia; fastandfurious; govtshutdown; impeachnow; irs; memorial; obamapunishes; openairmemorials; police; veterans; vietnam; vietnammemorial
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So it's empty right now?
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:27:18 AM PDT
by
servo1969
To: servo1969
That’s when police came and moved everyone out.”
I’d like to know why Americans let them accomplish that.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:29:26 AM PDT
by
sheana
To: servo1969
So it's empty right now? Like DemonRATS hearts and skulls.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:30:18 AM PDT
by
verga
(Si hoc legere scis, nimium eruditionis)
To: sheana
If they’re trying to motivate the Tea Party, they’re doing a great job.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:31:01 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
To: FReepers; Patriots; FRiends
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:31:27 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
To: servo1969
“THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!” Americans have taken on the gestapo before. We’ll do it again. You can tell a lot about a country from the way it treats its war veterans.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:32:27 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The DemocRAT Pahtay! Spending our grandchildren's future, today!)
To: servo1969
Boulder Colorado started buying “open space” which they closed to the public. This is a wet dream of liberals to close down the sites of people they hate.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:33:13 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: servo1969
Paging Mark Levin:
IT'S ON!
(Like Donkey Kong).
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:33:53 AM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: servo1969
And we have to pay all the government employees (even those not working) even while they pull crap like this.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:36:00 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: servo1969
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:37:46 AM PDT
by
Faith65
(Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior!)
To: servo1969
Not one American President would have let this happen....not one. Obama has been at it for five days. He’s mad, and I mean insane mad.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:39:48 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: sheana
For what he has done in this shutdown, in his temper tantrum, we need to impeach him. He is the worst goofball I have ever seen, bar none!
To: servo1969
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:41:53 AM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
To: servo1969
Obama still mourning the death of General Giap.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:41:56 AM PDT
by
MuttTheHoople
(Nothing is more savage and brutal than justifiably angry Americans. DonÂ’t believe me? Ask the Germa)
To: servo1969
Defy the pigs. MAKE them use force.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:42:12 AM PDT
by
meyer
(What would John Hancock do?)
To: servo1969
OK. They brought this on themselves.
To: servo1969
Dear Vets, Join your local Tea Parties. They'll be happy to have you regardless of political affiliation, age, race, or gender. Become part of the movement, those of you that are not already. Pleased to have you on the team. --Tea Party
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:42:50 AM PDT
by
so_real
( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
To: servo1969
To: servo1969; Liz; AT7Saluki
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:43:29 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(The epitome of civility.)
To: servo1969
No it is back. They had to close it temporarily to get the dogs in place.
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posted on
10/05/2013 11:44:21 AM PDT
by
erlayman
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