America celebrates the US Army
The U.S. Army was established on June 14, 1775, and the "military parade" is an event for the 250th anniversary of the Army, which happens to coincide with Trump's birthday. There will be a wreath laying event at Arlington National Cemetary followed by a daylong celebration at the National Mall. The celebration is free and open to the general public. You do need to get tickets (which are free) at the America250 website. Attendees will be able to view the parade along Constitution Avenue NW or from the Washington Monument grounds.
{deleted} Let us keep this day special. Rain is also in the forecast. It is still a chance to celebrate 250 years of Army service to the American people.
There will be a concert at the Ellipse in front of the White House after the parade. The celebration will also conclude with a fireworks show.
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Enjoy the celebration.
I noticed the USMC got no love from trump.
It was the Army's birthday!
The USMC is a separate branch, once part of the US Navy.
Still is part of the U.S. Navy - whose big boss is the Sec of the Navy.
'Member? ya got the Sec of Army, Sec of Air Force, Sec of Navy - all headed up by the Sec of Defense.
No Sec of USMC or USCG
Sez who? How 'bout asking the Marines and not some dumbazzed media mogul.
Ooh-Rah - Semper Fi - true statement
Happy Birthday to the commander in chief
The gifts keep coming.
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The American left is looking to disrupt the celebration and again is looking to incite violence.
It's all John Hoffman's and Melissa Hortman's fault. /S
Tragic…but sadly not unexpected…
Violence does lead to more violence.
Excuses lead to more excuses. Funny how that shyte works eh?
How many ways can I say it:
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW!
[deleted] [✘] the seeds of revenge ... a truly nasty occupation with an even nastier harvest.
sigh
I'm going to need some clarification on this.
We've had two state lawmakers shot in their own homes in what appears to be targeted political violence.
How exactly did they "sow" that?
We had a leader called a fascist repeatedly. There were two attempts on his life
Is that clear enough?
I've never called him a fascist. Not once. But this "parade" is something that only juntas do. We are in peacetime. Furthermore, we shouldn't be spending the money on this.
The assassination attempts were not right, but Regan, who also had one that almost took his life, and Kennedy, who did, didn't respond in this way.
Reality is, they happen pretty regularly. People are only crying because of WHO called for one in D.C.
You want to tell my neighbors family that. She's deployed to Syria.
No. Not at all. You reap what you sow.
How does that these two people? How does that involve their families?
What's funny about that is the imbeciles doing that actually supported the leader carrying out fascist activity.
We as a nation never do military parades during peacetime. We are not officially at war with anyone. We always have military personnel deployed around the world.
Please point to one other peacetime President who had this. The answer is zero.
But Biden and Harris did! They even compared him to Hitler.
But this "parade" is something that only juntas do. We are in peacetime. Furthermore, we shouldn't be spending the money on this.
The US not having military parades is a recent thing. As far as the cost is concerned, I agree with you. However, the country needs something to cheer about.
The assassination attempts were not right
The rhetoric has a lot to do with it. BTW I believe he will be assassinated.
Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades have storied history | FOX 7 Austin
Trump says we never celebrated Americas victory in WW2, and thus this parade today is needed.
Here is a picture of a WW2 victory parade in NYC
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_City_Victory_Parade_of_1946
New York City Victory Parade of 1946
Contributors to Wikimedia projects 4-5 minutes 10/10/2012
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New York City Victory Parade of 1946 was held in New York City , United States, on January 12, 1946, to celebrate the victorious conclusion of World War II . [ 1 ]
The parade was led by 13,000 men of the 82nd Airborne Division (including the African-American 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion [ 2 ] ) under General James M. Gavin . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The 82nd was chosen as the All-American Division to represent the U.S. Army and the end of World War II. [ 4 ] The parade also included Sherman tanks and other armored vehicles, such as self-propelled howitzers , and a fly-by of a formation of glider-towing C-47s . [ 5 ] The 82nd also participated in the September Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 . [ 6 ]
In preparation for the New York parade, the division mustered and trained three times a day since late 1945, after having finished their garrison duty in Berlin. [ 7 ] The division arrived in United States on January 3 aboard the RMS Queen Mary , and continued training for the parade at Camp Shanks . [ 7 ]
The parade, beginning at Washington Square , marching up Fifth Avenue , was reported to be four miles long. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] It was a ticker tape parade , and was covered by newsreels of the time.
Yes, I recall. They were massive.
I believe he said we don't celebrate the winning of WWII as others do. That happens to be true. England and in particular Russia still do. We don't.
We need to stop misrepresenting what Trump says.
John. we know.
EUROPE AND RUSSIA STILL CELEBRATE IT .... WE NO LONGER DO!
So did J.D. Vance. It looks like there is a consensus across the political spectrum.
Big deal. He has called them the same. It's all just political posturing to the extreme... and extreme he made commonplace by the language he uses. This is not a new thing. He has been this way long before his presidency.
I just came back from Amsterdam after taking a tour of the Anne Frank house, there are many analogies that can be drawn, like trying to bar the media, dismantaling of government agencies, trying to stop Federal judges (which there is a clause, pertaining to the powers of Federal Judges hiding in the BBB that I am very unhappy about), using military power to stop free speech. I am watching him carefully. The only reason I have been careful about what I say, is that as a New Yorker, I have grown used to his big mouth.
Not true. Here is the history of military parades. They were either in wartime or at the end of wartime. We are not in either.
I don't think he will. He has learned from past affairs.
Well said.
Can you show us where Trump has compared them to Hitler or called them fascists?
It's all just political posturing to the extreme... and extreme he made commonplace by the language he uses. This is not a new thing. He has been this way long before his presidency.
Trump can be crude, but the tactic of demonizing an opponent has been something unique for the left and did not exist when I was growing up. We have crazy people out there. If one keeps calling another Hitler, one of them is going to act.
I just came back from Amsterdam after taking a tour of the Anne Frank house, there are many analogies that can be drawn, like trying to bar the media, dismantaling of government agencies, trying to stop Federal judges (which there is a clause, pertaining to the powers of Federal Judges hiding in the BBB that I am very unhappy about), using military power to stop free speech. I am watching him carefully. The only reason I have been careful about what I say, is that as a New Yorker, I have grown used to his big mouth.
There is nothing Trump has done that can be compared with the Nazis. A hostile media wouldn't be tolerated by the Nazis. They would be arrested for propaganda. As for dismantling agencies, many administrations have tried to streamline government and save money. The US government is currently $32 trillion in debt. The Supreme Court is about to rule on the limits to district court judges' authority. Do you think they have the right to counter a President's policies essentially because they don't like them? Military power can be used when local authorities refuse to protect citizens and property during a riot. Free speech does not include riots.
We are not in either.
I thought it was good for the people.
A contrast to the hate and anger going on over the removal of all the illegal migrants that Joe Biden brought in.
As we all should be. I've also been to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, powerful stuff. It is quite frustrating watching so many deny what they should be able to spy with their little tiny eye, cause his coarse of action has never been fine, just a line, a fine line that he has straddled on too many occasions to not be concerned about his agenda which rides roughshod over our carefully contrived Constitution, that he feels he can test daily, and his defenders have not a problem with this, and this is where I miss their points. I miss how they can go hippocrazy over things so small that a D did, while letting this punk get away with everything like a spoiled kid, and I don't, but this kid is the goat, no one even close, not even from his swampy re-moat...
Can you show us where Trump has compared them to Hitler or called them fascists?
Here:
He has had reporters thrown out. He has intimidated public corporations into silence with civil legal actions. He has cripled agencies like SS. I can't get my health care coverage because of shortages. And you have to wait 248 days if you need disability. You don't believe me, call them. That is not "streamlining them". That is denying me something I paid for.
To which he wants to add even more debt. And Doge cost us more than it saved us.
They have the power to do what the Constitution has given them. Scotus rules in the same manner. That is the problem with lifetime appointments, but again, part of the Constitution.
Agreed, but only part of those protests turned into riots and became much worse after the military got there. Also, you can't claim states' rights and then decide to take it away because you are the President. It's one or the other and the last time I checked the National Guard is called up by the state.
It was a waste of money and a bad look for our nation.
Biden shouldn't have let all those people across the border without proper processing. There we agree. What we don't agree on is the methods he used to remove these people, most who were here and working. Raids on shops, factories, hotels, and farms. Are these the "criminals" who he is talking about? Is that why he is reversing his stance? And btw, we are a nation of immigrants, many of whom came across illegally. My own grandmother did. She just walked across the Canadian border, since Canada allowed for more Jews than the US did from Ukraine, Russia.
Trump doesnt work WITH people, he tries to tell them "this is the way its going to be". One of the many problems with that is that he is mentally ill and incompetent. We cant have someone like that saying "this is the way its going to be"
I think one of the worst things he did was coerce law firms, media outlets, universities and scientific groups into "taking the knee". The easy way out. That coercion IS totalitarian.
Tell my neighbor that.
100% opinion.
For those who may not be aware, a medical diagnosis by a qualified physician is also 100% opinion. It's not unusual for doctors to have conflicting diagnoses.
In Trump's case, the opinion that he is mentally ill and incompetent is an opinion reasonably held by anyone who is not mentally ill and incompetent.
Nothing backing up a claim, just like what you just said - it's opinion.
It's an eminently reasonable opinion based almost everything Trump says and does.
Your understanding of the definition of "opinion" is clearly deficient.
Nor did Obama or Biden.
It was Obama who once said: "Elections have consequences."
An opinion sorely lacking any substantial but an opinion nonetheless.
Didn't he also say "If Congress won't act, I have a pen and a phone"?
That is merely your opinion.
Looks like a case of friendly fire.
Look Who the Suspect In Minnesota Murder of Dem Lawmaker Is Connected To
From your link:
"They also found a manifesto and a list containing the names of other politicians and abortion clinics."
Apart from that, who the hell is Paul Szypula and why is Townhall using him as 'evidence'?
Jesus, you'll do ANYTHING and blame ANYONE to avoid blame wont you? Fucking unreal.
Here let me help, the dude that shot Scalia at the softball game? Clearly a republican.
NEXT!
No, it does not...
Today is flag day. Here is Trump violating the flag code by signing his name on it.
This was supposed to be an article about the Army's birthday.
Now our readers know why there is violence & anarchy in blue cities.
Shame the army can’t be a unifying figure in this country. The left can’t even celebrate our armed forces.
What a shameless comment. If it wasnt Trumps birthday there would be no parade in DC today.
Their rage and anger never ends.
It’s the army’s birthday, planning started before he was even elected.
If so you would not have included the paragraph dissing Democrats which even "simplest minded observer" could parse.
@!@
And you piled on it.
I have the parade on the tv. I think it would be pretty cool to see these things in person, but it doesnt make for much of a television show.