This Parade Isn’t Power—It’s Performance

We served with honor—this display serves something else.

📝 The Gist

Today, President Trump’s military parade marches through Washington, D.C., showcasing power with tanks, aircraft, and troops.

Across the country, more than 2,000 “No Kings” protests march too—but with a different message.

As a veteran, I honor our troops. I also reject the use of their service as political theater.

This isn’t strength. It’s spectacle.

Today, my beloved brothers and sisters in arms are pulling on their highly polished boots. They’re tugging stray threads—Irish pennants—off their sleeves, making sure every detail is inspection ready.

My sailors are reaching for their neckerchiefs—the ones tied once, perfectly, and always put away for the next duty.

It’s not just part of the uniform—it’s ritual.

Folded corner to corner. Rolled just right.

Tied into a square knot at the V of the jumper, just as the regs demand. No cheater knots.

Worn with preci…