Posted on Feb 7, 2018
Should the Pentagon host a grand full regalia military parade down Penn Ave every Veterans Day?
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The USA and its citizens are worth the show of Patriotism by such a parade on such a day.
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I say hell yeah! Y not? Everyone else gets to express their military might, colors, etc. Just because the dog gone democrats in this country are straight hating on our president we don't care. These scrubs are the reason why we need to. Most Republicans are to conservative to stoop at their level but with the way the government is it'll never happen. Too bad so sad.
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Give Trump another 4 yrs and more US patriotism will abound. He’s already revived love of country higher than in the last 10 yrs. At least he doesn’t travel around the world apologizing for the USA and denigrating our value.
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Didn't at one time the military had parades, but we're stopped because of funding and wimps saying it promoted violence?
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Personally, I think it’s a waste of resources. Troops should spend their time training instead of dog and pony shows, and on National holidays they should spend time with their families instead of marching down PA Blvd. I get the National Pride angle, but either you have it already without a parade or you don’t. Let’s save some money on the Defense side and give the troops a weekend off.
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Leave the full regalia for changes of command. Sadly, "change of command" utterly foreign to our Pres.
If there is one word that can be associated w/ Donald J. Trump during the past 40 yr, it is "gaudy." Go Google the "Trump Shuttle" (1989-1992) & how he had to be cautioned that marble counters & gold-plated fixtures in the toilets of his (formerly Eastern Shuttle) planes would make aircraft grossly overweight. This armed forces parade sounds like more of the same.
The idea that an autocracy-style exhibition of mil. hardware & personnel thru the Capital would somehow promote patriotism rings of the same romantic idealism & wishful thinking that date back to the post-Nixon era: "Whip Inflation Now" & SDI. Besides, haven't the troops already been run ragged thru these decades of wars of choice?
Parade? Rest!
If there is one word that can be associated w/ Donald J. Trump during the past 40 yr, it is "gaudy." Go Google the "Trump Shuttle" (1989-1992) & how he had to be cautioned that marble counters & gold-plated fixtures in the toilets of his (formerly Eastern Shuttle) planes would make aircraft grossly overweight. This armed forces parade sounds like more of the same.
The idea that an autocracy-style exhibition of mil. hardware & personnel thru the Capital would somehow promote patriotism rings of the same romantic idealism & wishful thinking that date back to the post-Nixon era: "Whip Inflation Now" & SDI. Besides, haven't the troops already been run ragged thru these decades of wars of choice?
Parade? Rest!
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I'm not really for military parade day every year. It goes against our constitutional Society even though it's not technically illegal to do so. Our customs has that our military is subservient to our civilian field. One has to look at those societies that have military parades and find out that the best both of them are totalitarian societies. Sure I think the militar country should be proud of our military and we should celebrate it but we have two days for that every year November 11th and Memorial Day.
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No to the national parade.Although I like seeing our troops honored,I think our current memorials are enough.Its to costly, to arrogant, and to time consuming for troops performing it. Their time is better served at home with their families.Local parades normally incorporate Veterans in their parades if Veterans want to be part of it,you need to get a hold of your local VFW's.In my humble opinion.
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Put this soldier in the yes column. I see absoulety nothing wrong with putting ourselves on display. The nation needs to see more, not less of us. Those that feel less than proud doing this feel to me to be exactly why this parade should be done.
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