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"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\u2019s 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.\u201CI am annoyed at our senators not allowing our troops to see their monuments that they fought for,\u201D another veteran said. \u201CThey were given these monuments in honor of them.\u201DThe daylong trip was sponsored by the Honor Flight Network, whose mission is to pay tribute to the men and women who served in war.The veterans said they were disappointed about how lawmakers are running the country that they sacrificed so much for. They said lawmakers shut them out by shutting down the government.\u201CHundreds of 80- to 90-year-olds with bad bladders and no bathroom, not nice,\u201D said one veteran.Despite the fact that many places on the sightseeing tour were closed, they said they enjoyed themselves.The Honor Flight Network will take more veterans to Washington, D.C., in about two weeks. Organizers said they hope the government will be up and running by then."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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