[Rodamala]

Normal operations will resume "when a new funding measure is passed by the US Congress and signed by the president of the United States," the ABMC said.

Christopher Palmer, a spokesman for the US embassy in Paris, confirmed the move but said the mission and consulates in the country will remain open.

A restaurant owner near the American cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer located on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, one of the landing beaches of the Normandy invasion, expressed fears that her business would be hit.

The site, which houses the remains of more than 9,300 US troops, attracts more than one million visitors a year.

"Today there were people," she said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "I had 80 to 90 people. Everybody was only talking about this, they didn't know. Even the guides brought tourists.

"But if tomorrow, the cemetery is still closed it could have serious repercussions on our business."

At the American cemetery at Bony, containing the graves of 1,844 soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme during World War I and other operations, employees did not turn up for work, a worker said.

"But they will be paid because we are under French law," the worker said, joking that these were just "extra holidays".

The US government was forced to shut down on Tuesday, after the houses of Congress failed to agree a new budget. National parks, monuments, and some administrative offices were immediately closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers temporarily without a job.

It was the first shutdown in 17 years.

[Cyber Liberty]

And here we thought “Normandy was closed too!” was just a witty rejoinder.

[CharlesWayneCT]

We’re spending taxpayer dollars maintaining U.S. park facilities in France?

[SamuraiScot]

The little poofter is trying to punish the dead.

[Uncle Chip]

You are kidding me — we pay those cheese eaters to maintain the cemeteries of US military who gave their lives for their freedom.!!!

[GreyFriar]

ping for: titled US shutdown closes iconic D-Day cemeteries in France

[444Flyer]

Hitler would be proud.

[Art in Idaho]

Let's see. . I've kinda' lost track, but I think this is the 5th time I've said, "Such a disgrace" today. It's way beyond "There's something every day."

[NFHale]

Obama and his democrat clowns own this.

Make sure whenever anyone asks you “what do you think about this shutdown”, let it be known - The GOP sent multiple funding measures to the Dems for keeping the government funded, and Obama refused to sign them.

Repeat it over and over and make it sink in.

[Stand Watch Listen]

WW II VETS: Normandy, was also closed we when got there!!!

...Hussein Obama

...tear down YOUR BARRYcades!!!

[TurboZamboni]

[Lurker]

Bastards.....

[EODGUY]

We all understand just how political this act is.

I would love to see a comparison of the cost of maintaining these “Holy places” versus the total cost of all of the vacations the first family has taken at taxpayer expense.

Is there a conservative legislator who has the kajones to research and report the aforementioned comparison????

EODGUY

[DBrow]

How do you “shut down” a field full of graves and crosses? This is just theater.

[headstamp 2]

“Christopher Palmer, a spokesman for the US embassy in Paris, confirmed the move but said the mission and consulates in the country will remain open. “

Priorities, priorities. Gotta keep that gay outreach going. Cemeteries can close.