Nonsense, they are also for things like presidential inaugurations, so the 250th birthday of the United States Army makes total sense.
Here is Eisenhower's inauguration parade.
Here is JFK's Inauguration.
Posted on 06/14/2025 9:23:10 AM PDT by nuconvert
I just read a poll that said 51% of Veterans are not in favor.
What are people here feeling?
I know it's expensive, but it's not like it happens every year.
There seem to be a lot of people bothered by the optics. Doesn't bother me. I hope it comes off without a major incident. I'll be watching on tv. :~)
I am for the parade today. I did not want to deal with the security. We are at Mount Vernon to celebrate.
Patriots like parades.
“I just read a poll that said 51% of Veterans are not in favor.”
Link?
Bill Mauldin’s Willie to Joe: “When you hit the water, swish your feet around, they can use it.”
Father was an army poet. His book ‘Old Soldiers’ Drums’ came out in 1933.
https://iment.com/maida/family/father/oldsoldiersdrums/p6-7-contents.htm#toc
One of his poems that’s a favorite of mine is of the same name as his book.
OLD SOLDIERS’ DRUMS
I’m just too old for drilling
I can’t hike anymore;
So I’m bound for the soldiers’ graveyard
Behind an office door.
They sing - “Old soldiers never die.”
We don’t; we live on crumbs -
The shrilling, splendid bugles
An’ the thunder of the drums!
I won’t do Guard in a snowstorm
An’ I won’t hafta go an’ fire;
It’s just messin’ around an office
An’ waiting to retire.
“Approved per First Indorsement ...”
An’ through the window comes
The music of a Guardmount
An’ the cadenced, throbbin’ drums!
Twenty-three and a butt in the Doughboys;
Why, I’ve hiked a million miles!
But they said my age couldn’t stand it
An’ they detailed me to the files!
This work is nice for some men
Who can take it as it comes.
But you know their hearts ain’t achin’
For the pullin’, poundin’ drums!
D.S. 1/4C. an’ a non-combatant!
When there’s guys tha’d give their life
To piddle around an office
An’ go home at night to the wife.
But I’ll get back to formation;
There’s a day that always comes:
An’ I’ll ride on a painted cassion
With the muffled, sobbin’ drums!
Thumbs down... too much like what is done China, Russia, N. Korea, Iran... Get my drift?
I don’t think we need to see to believe we have more, or better.
Like Darryl Worley said “have you forgotten“……
“What about our freedom, and this piece of ground? We didn’t get to keep them by backing down.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6yLQRF-cEU
From a different time… but part of the same war.
You’re missing the point. It’s OK to be proud of the military, the ‘60’s is over.
Bad look at the moment you are accused of being a dictator etc. He should have gone to an Army base and done something there for their celebration.
One of his weak points from his TV days. He thinks a grand spectacle is always a positive.
Parades like this are for after a big war concludes, etc.
America is not in a martial “lets go find a war” mood right now. He wasn’t elected for that.
what time is the parade?
I’m an old Army soldier and I say, “Hell yeah!”
Meh, kinda, kinda not. Trump has been prattling on about wanting a “big military parade” since his first term when he saw one in France.
He found a date. But his purpose was just a big parade. And on his birthday. Those parades are to celebrate some big victory at the end of a war, or to jazz people up to support a new war. It’s a common feature of authoritarian governments.
He wasn’t elected to be the warrior in chief. He was elected on a “enough of war for now” platform.
So, it happens to be his birthday. It’s also flag day and the 250th birthday of the army.
I don’t have a problem with it at all. From what I’ve seen of the activities so far, everyone’s having a great time.
6:30 pm
Nice!
Right!!!
Nonsense, they are also for things like presidential inaugurations, so the 250th birthday of the United States Army makes total sense.
Here is Eisenhower's inauguration parade.
Here is JFK's Inauguration.
Navy vet here and I say yea!
RE: “IT IS EXPENSIVE”-——
ANOTHER POSTER HERE TODAY SAID:
$45 MILLION IS 30 MINUTES OF the PENTAGON BUDGET
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