THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT BE DENIED ITS FREEDOM WITH ITS PAID FOR MEMORIALS–THE GOVERNMENT NEVER HAS BEEN INVOLVED WHEN 24 HOUR ACCESS BY VISITORS YET THIS GOV UNDER OBAMA BLOCKS THE FREE ACCESS THEREOF

Another open-air memorial in the Washington area is closed and barricaded off: the Iwo Jima Memorial, just across the bridge from D.C. in Rosslyn, Virginia. A source sends along this picture of the barricade set-up at the memorial, which is also called the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial:

The stop is a popular destination for veterans and tourists alike, and, in my observation, is usually completely unmanned and unguarded. But, for some reason, it's closed to the public during this federal government shutdown.

UPDATE: I'm told, "The Syracuse Honor Flight just knocked down the barrier and a couple hundred of them are at the Memorial now."

Here's a picture:

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