WWII vets defy shutdown

Ninety-six-year-old World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Ark., listens to U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann as Rep. John Carter looks on during Morgan's visit to the World War II Memorial in Washinton, D.C. Oct. 2, 2013.

Congressional members opened up the barricades of the memorial again and welcomed veteran groups to visit, most of them came on Honor Flights from around the country, on the second day of the government shutdown.

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Joe Lee (L) and Lance Frye (R) of Woodbridge, Va. protest outside the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

U.S. military veterans visit the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013. Veterans groups continue to visit the various war memorials even though they have been shuttered by the government shutdown.

U.S. military veterans are welcomed by citizens and school groups to the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

U.S. military veteran Pat Whalen, who served in the Pacific, waves a U.S. flag as he makes his first visit to the World War II Memorial.

U.S. military veteran Eugene Morgan and his son Jeff, are greeted by supporters Lance Frye and Jeff Lee during Morgan's first visit to the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

A closure sign at the front of the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

World War II and Korean War veteran Pete Bolinger of St. Louis County, Mo., sits by himself as he visits the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

U.S. military veterans Mike and Marie Lynch, who have been married for 65 years, make their first visit to the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

John Billingham, from Missouri, gets a surprise visit from his grandson John Andersen from Maryland, on first visit to the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert talks on his cell phone after he greeted veterans at the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

Congressional members opened up the barricades of the memorial and welcomed veteran's groups to visit, most of them came on Honor Flights from around the country, on the second day of the government shutdown.

A member of a military veterans group from Franklin County, Mo., plays "Taps" during their visit to the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

World War II veteran Arde Ramesbothom of Kansas City, Mo., and other veterans in his group are greeted and welcomed at the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

Members of a military veterans group from Franklin County, Mo., pose for a group picture as they visit the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

A U.S. military veteran is greeted by supporters as he arrives at the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk waits to greet a veterans group from Chicago at the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

World War II veteran Ted Jafferis is greeted by a WWII reenactor as he visits the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

A U.S. military veteran and his guide from Honor Flight, tour the World War II Memorial, Oct. 2, 2013.

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