A group of veterans on Tuesday reportedly stormed the Washington, DC’s WWII Memorial, which was closed due to the government shutdown.
Stars and Stripes White House and Veterans Affairs reporter Leo Shane has been reporting from the scene via Twitter. According to Shane, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) helped by “distract(ing) a park police officer” while the veterans “knocked down the fences.” Shane said the veterans were part of an Honor Flight group from Mississippi.
View some of Shane’s tweets below.
Honor flight vets just knocked over the barriers at the WWII memorial to get inside, #shutdown or no. pic.twitter.com/T4bx8kvFYj
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
Tons of applause as the WWII vets from Miss. storm their memorial. Park police on the way. #shutdown pic.twitter.com/31UGU7MRry
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
No sign of folks leaving. The vets have control of the memorial. #shutdown pic.twitter.com/eGj4kmFEiP
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
Credit where due — I watched Rep Steve King distract a park police officer while vets and staffers knocked down the fences here. #shutdown
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013
