Due to the government shutdown, the National Park Service police attempted to prevent access the World War II memorial, but World War II veterans brought to the memorial cost free by the Honor Flight Project did not let the barriers erected stop them from visiting the memorial created for them.
Twitter is abuzz as Twitchy has documented and the video below explains, with the veterans marching right through the barriers.
According to Leo Shane on Twitter, "Tons of applause as the WWII vets from Miss. storm their memorial. Park police on the way. #shutdown."
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The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
"We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here," Palazzo said of moving the barricades. "This is their day."
Cross posted at Before It's News