Awesome reception for vets returning home from barricade-crossing WWII Memorial trip [pic, vine]

The above photo was taken at Kansas City International while people awaited the return of veterans from their “Barry-cade” crossing trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Here’s a Vine video of vets returning to Chicago:

#WWII Vets arrive in #Chicago after visiting a memorial that is officially closed because of #governmentshu… https://t.co/XsjTrDlLyv

— Stacey Baca (@StaceyBacaABC7) October 3, 2013

Fantastic receptions!

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