Huizenga Acts To Help Veterans Gain Access To Memorials Recognizing Their Service To The Nation
Washington,
October 1, 2013
This evening on WOOD TV 8, Congressman Bill Huizenga discussed how he acted to help World War II Veterans enter the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. that was closed due to the failure of the Obama Administration and Senate Democrats to negotiate. Congressman Huizenga discusses how the action to close these "open-air memorials" is one of the most ridiculous and petty actions taken by the Administration during his time in Washington. Additionally, Congressman Huizenga sent a letter to the National Park Service Director asking him to support House-led efforts to reopen the "open-air memorials" so veterans who have served, their families, and those who lost loved ones can enjoy these treasured memorials. U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga to ask Park Service to remove memorial barricades MLive - Andrew Krietz - October 01, 2013 at 6:17 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, said he will ask the U.S. National Park Service in a letter to remove all barricades at other national memorials after this morning's controversy at the World War II Memorial. The congressman said he and other lawmakers thought the barricades at the open-air memorial Tuesday morning were "the dumbest thing we've ever seen." Veterans and members of the public first were denied access because of the federal government shutdown. Huizenga, the son of a World War II veteran himself, and a few colleagues lifted up the barricades to allow access to the group of about 100 Honor Flight veterans, many of whom were confined to wheelchairs. "I asked a veteran, 'Sir, can I help escort you down there?' and he told me, 'I can't believe this is happening — you know how to make a grown man cry,'" Huizenga said, adding he, too, was moved to tears by the experience. In addition to asking the Park Service to remove barricades at the memorials, the U.S. House of Representatives will pass a bill Tuesday evening to fund the Park Service itself, Huizenga said. Read the rest of story at MLive HERE and read Congressman Huizenga's Letter to National Park Service Director Jarvis HERE. |
