Orlando Honor Flight WWII Veterans say lawmakers should be ashamed of themselves

World War II veterans’ trip to Washington dampened by shutdown
Veterans return to Orlando, say they are disappointed in lawmakers
WESH2 News
Oct 05, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. —Local World War II veterans were greeted with American flags, public fan fair and the sound of bagpipes in Orlando when they returned from Washington, D.C.

However, during their trip the nation’s capital, the 25 veterans were greeted with concrete barricades at many of the national monuments because of the federal government shutdown.

They said lawmakers should be ashamed of themselves for shutting the government down. One man said he took down a sign posted about the shutdown.

“I am annoyed at our senators not allowing our troops to see their monuments that they fought for,” another veteran said. “They were given these monuments in honor of them.”
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