The crowd is still going strong at the White House, with thousands traveling from across D.C. and the suburbs after the news of bin Laden’s death.
A group of George Washington University students said they had been there for about two hours.
“You push everything aside to celebrate history in the making,” senior Stephanie Garcia said.
People climbed trees and lightposts and waved American flags. The crowd continues to burst into chants of “USA.”
Several military veterans in the crowd called bin Laden’s death “gratifying.”
“This is why we were there,” said Army Spc. Steven Downey, 24. He joined the Army while still in high school and served in Iraq.
