[livius]

I’m glad he’s using this.

One thing he should ask is why the government couldn’t keep the monument open but could hire all these people with forklifts to put up barricades.

Btw, it’s an open air monument, it was privately paid for, there is no attendant or ranger there, and all they ever do is open the grounds for people to come in.

So the WH actually DID have the money to close it but not to open it?

[tumblindice]

Because it was the petty action of a tyrant who knows older vets despise him, while he considers them to be ‘neo-colonialists’ pawns’?
There’s no other reason for it to be closed like this.

[SteveH]

Btw, it’s an open air monument, it was privately paid for,

Yes:

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=funding.asp&subpage=intro

"The National World War II Memorial was funded almost entirely by private contributions, as specified in Public Law 103-32. The campaign received more than $197 million in cash and pledges. Support came from hundreds of thousands of individual Americans, hundreds of corporations and foundations, veterans groups, dozens of civic, fraternal and professional organizations, states and one territory, and students in 1,200 schools across the country.

Donated and pledged funds were used to cover the total project costs of approximately $182 million. These costs include site selection and design, construction and sculpture, a National Park Service maintenance fee required by the Commemorative Works Act, groundbreaking and dedication ceremonies, fund raising, and the 11-year administrative costs of the project from its inception in 1993 through completion in 2004.

Remaining funds are held on deposit with the U.S. Treasury in a National WWII Memorial Trust Fund. The funds will be used by the American Battle Monuments Commission solely to benefit the World War II Memorial."

At the beginning there was a fund drive by Tom Hanks. My family responded, in honor of our father, a WWII vet. Initially everyone was promised that each donation made in a veteran's name would result in the name being inscribed somewhere at the monument. Later on that was turned into an online freebie.

All this should be well known to the local park rangers, guides and docents.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

One thing he should ask is why the government couldn’t keep the monument open but could hire all these people with forklifts to put up barricades.

Are there barricades around the MLK memorial? Inquiring minds want to know.