1,700 troops will support Trump 'Salute to America' celebrations July 4: Pentagon

[MrScorpio]

16. I spent 7 consecutive 4th of Julys at the Pentagon...

And do you know how many times I worked on that day each year?

None, zip, nada.

The freaking building was closed, hell... ALL of Washington DC was closed, because it was a freaking FEDERAL HOLIDAY. We all got to spend time with our friends and family, enjoy all the festivities, including a massive fireworks display on The National Mall to celebrate America (and not just any one narcissistic apocalyptic death cult leader in particular).

Of course, there were some people on duty for the day; essential personnel, like cops, medical staff, people manning the NMCC and whatever. But otherwise, if you weren't on duty that day, you had that day off. The 4th has NEVER been some military demonstration extravaganza until Trump. This was not our day as military personnel, it was everybody's day AS AMERICAN CITIZENS.

I figure that people in uniform resent being USED AS a prop of Trump's proto-fascism. He clearly does not know what the US Military is about. He doesn't respect the profession, or the dedicated men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line every single day, 24/7. He doesn't understand that US military personnel have all sworn an oath to defend our Constitution from ALL enemies, both foreign and domestic. He doesn't understand that he himself as behaved as a domestic enemy while in office.

And on this day, right after it was revealed that he ignored Russia putting a bounty on the heads of our brave warriors in Afghanistan, he's expecting 1,700 troops to play eye candy for his ego-boosting extravaganza. These will mostly be lower rank troops and NCOs who were all "volunteered" for this mess in exchange for a day off at a later date. A date other than one of the few days of the year when everyone could be at home enjoying some togetherness. If I were any one of those guys or gals, knowing what I know about the so-called "Commander-In-Chief," I would be royally pissed, having to spend the routinely hot as Satan's balls in DC day in July in my dress blues dodging a viral load while kissing Trump's ass.

This is some fucked up shit indeed.