LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The Honor Flight Southern Nevada trip to Washington, D.C. is still a go as the federal government shutdown continues. However, its continued closure could impact the trip, which is set for Oct. 17.

The Honor Flight Southern Nevada president says some locations the group visits could be closed. That includes the Iwo Jima Memorial. A road behind the memorial may still be open.

“The problem is when you have, and right now we have 17 of the 35 veterans requesting wheelchairs, that’s going to be very difficult for them to get down from that location down to the memorial itself,” said Honor Flight Southern Nevada president Belinda Morse.

Morse says the National Archives will be closed if the shutdown continues. That is where the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constit

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