Tag: National World War II Memorial

Military veterans arrive at the World War II Memorial in Washington on Wednesday. (Charlie Spiering/Examiner)

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National Park Service ignores vets as they breach World War II memorial barricades again

Charlie Spiering · October 2, 2013 4:00 am

National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson speaks to reporters at the National World War II Memorial in Washington on Tuesday. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

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More World War II vets planning to storm memorial barricades

Charlie Spiering · October 2, 2013 4:00 am

Pedestrians walk past a barricade preventing them from entering the World War II Memorial on Wednesday. (AP/Susan Walsh)

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Feds close popular memorials, leave little-known sites open

Joel Gehrke · October 2, 2013 4:00 am

A decision to barricade the National World War II MemorialÃÂ in Washington, D.C., to visitors during the federal government shutdown attracted national attention Wednesday when a group of veterans removed the barriers to visit the memorial, but it remained unclear who was responsible for the memorial's forcible closure. (Photo: Charlie Spiering/For the Washington Examiner)

Judicial Watch files FOIA over World War II Memorial’s closure

Michal Conger · October 2, 2013 4:00 am

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Congressman distracts police as veterans overturn barriers to visit closed World War II memorial

Joel Gehrke · October 1, 2013 4:00 am