Democratic lawmakers gathered on the Upper West Terrace of the Capitol, overlooking the National Mall, to honor officers who defended Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack with a commemorative plaque.
But two things were missing — Republicans and the plaque itself.
The plaque is instead installed on a stone wall in a cellar-like entrance below the terrace, just inside the doorway. The memorial was screwed into the wall in the middle of the night earlier this month with little fanfare. Now, it’s getting its first of potentially many ceremonies.
