Iwo Jima Memorial Closed, Barricades Erected

The Weekly Standard ^ | October 5, 2013 | DANIEL HALPER

[don-o]

Another open-air memorial in the Washington area is closed and barricaded off: the Iwo Jima Memorial, just across the bridge from D.C. in Rosslyn, Virginia. A source sends along this picture of the barricade set-up at the memorial, which is also called the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial:

"I took the picture yesterday afternoon. Those barricades had been there at least a day. People can still walk into the Memorial area, but for many elderly and disabled vets, it is important they be driven and park right next to the statue," the person who took this picture emails.

"There has been no coverage of Iwo Jima being closed and it is a routine stop for Honor Flight visitors."

The source adds: "This picture is from North Marshall Drive (100 yards up the hill from the 110) facing the only road in and out of the Memorial for cars. There are parking spots for cars and buses right next the Memorial that can only be accessed via this road. Interestingly too, the view you see is also the last 200 yards of the Marine Corps Marathon which is in three weeks. That would be 20,000 pissed off runners who have trained for months."

[Carriage Hill]

That’ll do it! How far does that thing, fling? As the crow flie, the WH is ~3.4 miles...

[IbJensen]

Repulsive Obama asshats!

[SkyDancer]

Did Clinton close any parks during his shutdown for a month or only this looney tune did?

[SkyDancer]

Somewhere this clown will cause the shutdown of a monument where the whole of the country will rise up and literally pick the bum up out of the WH and toss his a** in the Potomac.

[Flint]

He's screwing with my Marine Corps now! This won't end well for The Messiah.

Isn't putting barricades up to prevent handicap people from accessing public areas a violation of The Americans With Disabilities Act?

[matt04]

The petulant man-child can’t handle criticism.

[ConorMacNessa]

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Mother Mary]

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!

THANK YOU!!

[RedMDer]

Found that one. Thank you.
:)

[RedMDer]

Free Republic News
All:
Just heard they’re going to discharge me this afternoon
and transfer me to a short-term rehab center.
Hoping to get physical therapy there so I can transfer
in and out of bed by myself, then I can go home.

Woo hoo!!
~ Jim
October, 5 2013

Let's finish this Thon quickly
so Jim can fully recover without
hosting the fundraiser for two months :)
Thank you!!

Free Republic News
All:
Just heard they’re going to discharge me this afternoon
and transfer me to a short-term rehab center.
Hoping to get physical therapy there so I can transfer
in and out of bed by myself, then I can go home.

Woo hoo!!
~ Jim
October, 5 2013

[lysie]

Thanks for the ping, hon.

[kitchen]

I don't believe that example could toss a 500 pound projectile 3.5 miles. Here's a 65 page document on Trebuchet Mechanics that provides the math necessary to design a device to meet the requirements. Have fun!

[DUMBGRUNT]

But, in a larger sense, no one can desecrate — this hallow ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled; have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated to the unfinished work which they who fought have thus far so nobly advanced.

[Jabba the Nutt]

I suggest this as the movement slogan:

Barry, YOU didn't build this

[Steely Tom]

Remarkable!

A reason to be proud to live in NY, and I know there's not many.

I'm proud to live here. That's why I live here.

[Robert Burkholder]

The anti-Christ Hates everybody —and Obama appears to have sold his soul to the devil for an office.

[Carriage Hill]

If it’s one of those water-filled JBs, we’ll just use a hand drill, drain it and chuck it into the field. If we’d hurl something toward the WH, we’d be deluged with PO’d SWAT teams, and I don’t relish winding-up being heavily-ventilated like the CT woman was last week. Heh.

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Courtesy of Chris Muir @ Day By Day

Obamaha Beach

[RedMDer]

Perfect!!!

[chessplayer]

Another open-air memorial that can be visited 24/7 with nary an obbbama jackboot in sight. (until now)