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   Joy Beeson to kfl@KeithLynch.net   
   Re: The government shutdown   
   20 Oct 25 21:28:21   
   
   From: jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:04:17 -0000 (UTC), "Keith F. Lynch"   
    wrote:   
      
   > You're probably remembering the closure of the WWII memorial.  There   
   > weren't any guards, but a fence had been put up around it to keep   
   > people out.  WWII vets, aided by members of congress, pulled the fence   
   > down.  Police were present, but didn't dare interfere.  That was on   
   > October 1, 2013.  See   
   > https://apnews.com/article/33e767021bf24878b531ea95d5612cbe   
      
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