Veterans Cross Barricades to View War Memorials in DC

Three veteran groups refused to be blocked by the government shutdown.

At the World War II Memorial a group of veterans from Mississippi came up to the closed signs and kept on going.

It was unclear who removed the barricades, for the veterans, but a way through was made for them.

Police were called, but they made no effort to remove the veterans from the memorial, which immortalizes the war they fought in.

The group from Mississippi was later followed by a group from Iowa whose way was never blocked.

Both groups were escorted by Republican congressmen, who stated they wished to pay homage to the veterans.

The story repeated at the Korean War Memorial, where a veterans group from Puerto Rico had come to lay a wreath.

Multiple veterans, who were interviewed, commented that Congress should be replaced if it couldn't keep the government running.