Barry-cades wired shut: Rep. Stockman slams 'double down on curb-stomping elderly veterans'

Honor Flight veterans were eventually allowed past the barricades to access the World War II Memorial on Tuesday.

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But apparently that doesn’t mean NPS wants veterans just waltzing in willy nilly to see their memorial. The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack reports that the Barry-cades are now reinforced with Obama-wire.

WWII Memorial Barricade Wired Shut http://t.co/0hplvUDw8u via @sharethis

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 4, 2013

What a difference two days makes.

Day 4 of shutdown: Vets are going to need wire cutters to visit WWII memorial. pic.twitter.com/Cyrm7OnLAp

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 4, 2013

The fences/barricades were not wired shut when I was here on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/mMV6TsqGt7

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 4, 2013

As one vet proclaimed on Tuesday, “Normandy was closed when we got there, too.” Wire, meet wire-cutters.

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