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Originally Posted by elysiantraveller
I'm not sure it's anything...
We aren't some military dictatorship that needs to intimidate it's own population or the world.
Also, for whatever reason, it's just something Americans don't do. They are not very common throughout our history aside from victory parades.
Has nothing to do with pride or patriotism. America has just never seemed to need them to embody those things.
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I'd rather just have a huge memorial day parade commemorating the sacrifices that the armed forces have suffered in wars.
Those are the people we owe everything to.
Allan
