The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president's 79th birthday. It will also mark the Army's 250th anniversary.
President Trump is planning a showy (and likely expensive) military parade in D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th birthday.[image or embed]
" Washington City Paper (@wcp.bsky.social) April 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Has the army ever held a military parade for an anniversary?
Or anything in the last 80 or so years?
#70: Ocuser: Years ago I was assigned to the Pentagon and on an official visit to Arlington National Cemetery, a fellow LTC (Republican) made a quip about the Clintons and liberals. So I turned to him and said: "There are Democrats buried here too." No response.
Nota Bene: Dashiell Hammett, a member of the Communist Party, served in WWI and volunteered for WWII (inducted at age 48). For his pains, this two-time US Army veteran was later persecuted by the HUAC and imprisoned. The author of The Maltese Falcon is interred at Arlington National Cemetery: en.wikipedia.org
Republicans and conservatives do not have a monopoly on patriotism or military service to the country.
Thanks, OCU, I forgot about our indigenous soldiers in WWI, a lick on me. I should research their casualty rates from the Spanish Flu. Footnote: This man-- possibly the greatest American athlete of all time- was a teammate of US Army Lieutenant George Patton at the Oslo Olympics in 1912: www.earthfedmuscle.com
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