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They've chained the parking lot at the Minute Man* National Park in Lexington-Concord, MA. A reader would not be stopped, and writes, quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem about the "rude bridge":

"By the rude bridge that arched the flood Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard 'round the world." Yes, that too is shut down... and, thanks to a comment left at eddriscoll.com, several of us were there today. We didn't bring a photographer, and it was raining, but we spent over an hour there, swapping stories and greeting the occasional tourists. You'll probably get other photos from some of the other people there. It was a special feeling, to stand on that 'rude bridge', imagining the Patriots gathering to stand against British regulars. The feeling was all the stronger, knowing that our own government -- we fought a war, which started right here, to establish that government! -- was telling us that we couldn't visit here because it was necessary to require us to pay a Federal healthcare tax... and was trying to deprive us of our guns besides. The memory of the British tea tax, and of the British attempts to deprive the colonists of guns, has never been stronger.

And sent along these photos:

Tuffy never tuffycaded anyone....

We wrote earlier today about the Vets on the Syracuse (NY) Honor Flight whose buses pushed through barricades at the Iwo Jima Memorial with the help of volunteers accompanying the group. This is part of an ongoing Battle of the Barrycades that has taken place also at the WWII and Vietnam War Memorials. The Syracuse Honor flight veterans of World War II and the Korean War returned tonight to Syracuse, where Michael Alan of Legal Insurrection was able to conduct several interviews. This World War II Veteran, who fought on several fronts including North Africa Southern France, Italy, and the Battle of the Bulge and was wounded twice, could not contain his joy at moving the barricades at the Iwo Jima Memorial (full interview at bottom of post):

"That blew my mind, my God look at that, it was great, a little initiative I guess."

The group received a hero's welcome home, here are several interviews: (added) Some photos: [caption id="attachment_67111" align="alignnone" width="484"] ("We are so proud of you Grandpa" sign for Syracuse Honor Flight)[/caption]

The barrycades at the WWII Memorial and Lincoln Memorial have received most of the attention. But on Friday a group of Vets decided to storm the barrycades erected by the Obama administration at the Vietnam Memorial, as reported by the local NBC News station (via The Patriot...

Obama's trek for a lunchtime photo op struck me as trying too hard. Contriving to make like he doesn't have a worry in the world and is in the catbird's seat tells me he knows his position is just the opposite. So does the cancellation of his...