Archives for October 12, 2013, 8:39 am

The Real Story of Opening the WW II Memorial Barricades on October 5th, 2013

Maggie's Notebook There is an inspiring story behind how the October 5th Honor Flight Veterans were able to enter the barricaded World War II Memorial on the National Mall. Manuel Vega (Manny) lives in the D.C. area. He is a Marine with 3 tours of duty in Iraq. He served 5 years with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendelton and was with the Staff NCO Academy at Marine Corps Base Quantico … [Read more...]