Park officials are blocking off the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning after veterans broke the lines Tuesday to enter.
The memorial is shut down along with other federally operated sites due to the government shutdown.
The veterans entered the memorial on Tuesday morning around 11:30 a.m.
“Tons of applause as the WWII vets from Miss. storm their memorial,” reported Leo Shane II of Stars & Stripes. “No sign of folks leaving. The vets have control of the memorial.”
