Posted on 10/05/2013 11:49:24 AM PDT by don-o
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:
"I took the picture yesterday afternoon. Those barricades had been there at least a day. People can still walk into the Memorial area, but for many elderly and disabled vets, it is important they be driven and park right next to the statue," the person who took this picture emails.
"There has been no coverage of Iwo Jima being closed and it is a routine stop for Honor Flight visitors."
The source adds: "This picture is from North Marshall Drive (100 yards up the hill from the 110) facing the only road in and out of the Memorial for cars. There are parking spots for cars and buses right next the Memorial that can only be accessed via this road. Interestingly too, the view you see is also the last 200 yards of the Marine Corps Marathon which is in three weeks. That would be 20,000 pissed off runners who have trained for months."
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Great treatise; my eyeballs fell out. I’m saving it for a cold, snowy day, for reading in front of the fireplace.
There was a naval siege of Turkish fortifications that matched shipboard cannon against a trebuchet. Reportedly the Turks were able to sink a number of ships with stone balls and win the day. Consider, an 18" granite sphere would weigh about 1.2 tons; now figure the energy at terminal velocity.
I can't recall the specifics of the battle but I'll bet Civ can help out.
Syr. Channel 3’s Matt Mulcahy just reported from Washington with the Honor Flight vets. Coverage showed jersey barriers being tipped and emptied. The vets got to see the WWII, Vietnam and Korean memorials.
The Lincoln Memorial was closed off, but one vet was interviewed who went there anyway.
Kudos to Mulcahy for his factual reporting, and obvious pride in our vets.
From Syracuse TV coverage, it looked like they just pulled a plug out of the Jersey barrier, drained it and kicked it over. Syracuse TV news anchor and camera crew present for the festivities.
YES!!!!
I looked online to see if I could find any video footage of that awesome event, but could not find anything yet.
Hopefully, something will show up in the next couple days.
That’s the smart way to do it, rather than try to move it full.
I still wouldn’t want to be on the incoming end of one of those things.
I can’t help thinking its really a way to get their hands on the 1/6th of the wealth generated in this government. Look how they use the “IOUs in the SS lockbox.” What a mess we have happening in this country, caused by someone we aren’t sure should even be here.
Closing the WW II Memorial was a monumental mistake. No pun intended, It was the brainchild of an a’hole who probably never served a day in the military. An unfathomable, unpardonable power grasp of disrespect of the nation’s history.
I did a Google search on “Syracuse veterans visit memorial.”
Click on 9WSYR link. There are stories, slides and vid of yesterday’s trip.
A crowd met them at Hancock Airport when they returned today. God bless them!
Wonder if these are some of Obama/Holder’s illegals doing their dirty work? Anyone call ICE?
He despises people who oppose him, so I doubt if he cares. The more enemies he makes, the more polarized we are. That works for him.
placemarker
Can we please use the proper terminology? "Barry-cade" OK? The proper word is
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