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RE: Neither is US(nm)

Posted on: July 14, 2019 at 12:48:58 CT

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last one in 1991 I believe

The parade was the largest military celebration since the end of World War II. Such displays typically follow a military victory, Dan Lamothe points out for The Washington Post. Without victory, or even a clear cut end to engagement, there haven't been national parades commemorating the wars in Korea or Vietnam, or parades to honor veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-military-parades-us-have-changed-180968102/#29A7BevKWQwVoEUX.99

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Today's Bastille Day celebrations outdid - Ace AU - 7/14 11:37:49

No complaints about the French military parade? - Spanky KU - 7/14 11:55:30

They have been doing it for a long time. We're not France(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 7/14 12:51:41

and? The US has had military parades since the beginning - Spanky KU - 7/14 14:07:41

U.S. has been doing versions of it for years too (nm) - Sal KC - 7/14 13:40:53

The French military parade is not new - Ace AU - 7/14 11:59:54

Neither is US(nm) - tman MU - 7/14 12:26:51

RE: Neither is US(nm) - Ace AU - 7/14 12:48:58

He would not get away with that in New York City. - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/14 11:42:13

RE: He would not get away with that in New York City. - Ace AU - 7/14 11:55:42