WWII Vets Appear To Push Past Gates, Storm Shut Down Memorial In DC

A massive gang of World War II veterans arrived in D.C. today to an ill-timed government shut down.

People on the scene reported that the vets 'pushed down' gates surrounding the memorial. Further reports say that authorities gave in and opened the memorial.

Here's a photo tweeted by Leo Shane of Stars and Stripes, after vets "knocked over" barriers keeping them from the memorial:

Honor flight vets just knocked over the barriers at the WWII memorial to get inside, #shutdown or no. pic.twitter.com/T4bx8kvFYj

- Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) October 1, 2013

Here's a Vine video of the vets on the scene: