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4. There are veterans of the three branches of the Military

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:09 AM

May 2025

who didn't fight in either World Wars. The Korean War. The Vietnam War. Afghanistan. Iraq. And veterans who have served honorably without being in an overseas conflict.

You just can't invalidate them like that.

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Trump renaming Veterans Day [View all] Danmel May 2025 OP

WTF does BONE SPURS know about being a veteran? Emile May 2025 #1

Yes x 1000. nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #29

Well, he did say that avoiding STDs was his Vietnam. MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #48

Staying away from Subic Bay could have helped with that DemMedic May 2025 #50

LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 2025 #59

So is be going to announce a VSTD Day 70sEraVet May 2025 #62

He called vets suckers and losers. He's a loser all right. brush May 2025 #78

Not one fucking thing! 11 Bravo May 2025 #81

Enough of shithole's shit................... Lovie777 May 2025 #2

This is one common charateristic of incompetent people, they do stupid, non-critical, non-helpful idiocy like this Escurumbele May 2025 #53

I'm going to continue celebrating Veterans Day and V-E Day. Crunchy Frog May 2025 #3

There are veterans of the three branches of the Military no_hypocrisy May 2025 #4

Somehow I KNEW he would do something like this!! Siwsan May 2025 #5

Nope Hornedfrog2000 May 2025 #35

Can he do that? Meowmee May 2025 #6

It's what happens D_Master81 May 2025 #14

The Supreme Court did that, not the country NotHardly May 2025 #55

Maybe I should have said system instead of country 😁 Meowmee May 2025 #72

The particular one giving him criminal immunity is the worst; some is the Republicans in Congress muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #79

It was Armistice Day until 1954 Kaleva May 2025 #7

Well now it's Veteran's Day. Kingofalldems May 2025 #24

I didn't know that! Kaleva May 2025 #28

I'm waiting for him to kill Juneteenth Danmel May 2025 #8

Oh yeah BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #10

indirectly, he is markie May 2025 #27

He hasn't officially yet, but I read that mwmisses4289 May 2025 #31

You know he will n/t shanti May 2025 #82

WWIi didn't end until August 45 SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #9

Correct, May 8 was just the European part of the war that ended IronLionZion May 2025 #40

Yes SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #46

"You can't erase history" IronLionZion May 2025 #47

But you can re-write it to conform to ideology walkingman May 2025 #54

Right. VE Day May 8. yorkster May 2025 #56

Wasn't there ever a VJ Day? I seem to remember that term being used. CTyankee May 2025 #69

Sure is IronLionZion May 2025 #70

That is a very good point. Prof. Toru Tanaka May 2025 #77

what about G.O.P. Draft Dodgers Day? BoRaGard May 2025 #11

We're about to pay $70 million for a "Dear Leader" parade. rubbersole May 2025 #42

...let' give Donischca Krasnov the parade thomski64 May 2025 #49

They're saving so much tax dollars from fraud, waste, and abuse IronLionZion May 2025 #58

Thousands of U. S. military personnel gave their live between V-E Day and V-J Day. John1956PA May 2025 #12

And that there's no one close to him who will tell him that is horrifying. n/t Harker May 2025 #37

Everything is about winning and losing D_Master81 May 2025 #13

"bravery"? Every one of the Canadian and British soldiers on D-Day was as brave as the Americans Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #15

It's BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #16

It would take an act of congress Nonnia Bisnez May 2025 #17

Bet he wears his purple heart (the one the veteran gave him at a rally). That's as close as he gets to combat. Vinca May 2025 #18

People are going to call it what they want to. Nonnia Bisnez May 2025 #19

Both of these points are pretty arguable Prairie Gates May 2025 #20

I Buy That ProfessorGAC May 2025 #61

Yes, after the invasion of Russia, Disaffected May 2025 #67

I thought he was going to call it "Suckers and Losers Day." Because that's how he has previously referred to veterans. Scrivener7 May 2025 #21

Because the Veterans are malaise May 2025 #22

I'm sure it will involve a parade surfered May 2025 #23

So veterans of all the other conflicts are ignored???!!! yardwork May 2025 #25

Yep -- my dad served in WWII and Korea. Tons of veterans serve in peace time, too. nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #30

I'm renaming his birthday VD day Blues Heron May 2025 #26

trDUMP - Oozing Syphlis Day magicarpet May 2025 #32

Veterans of other conflicts (nearly all vets) don't get mention? Terrible idea. Doodley May 2025 #33

Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex May 2025 #34

For God's sake cholesterol . . . Get on with it! SarcasticSatyr May 2025 #36

... Demovictory9 May 2025 #76

Bananas jayschool2013 May 2025 #38

The Drumpf family supported Germany in those wars IronLionZion May 2025 #39

Of course they did. Of course. yardwork May 2025 #52

This isn't from The Onion??? niyad May 2025 #41

That was my first thought, then I saw NYT in the URL Martin Eden May 2025 #44

the losers and suckers who didn't get daddy deferments for Vietnam -- screw them JT45242 May 2025 #43

Donald... Unbitten May 2025 #45

So veterans of other wars don't get a day? Ocelot II May 2025 #51

We won't be celebrating our veterans UpInArms May 2025 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author tetedur May 2025 #60

To listen to Trump, you'd think we had no allies. yorkster May 2025 #63

"strength, bravery, or military brilliance" bucolic_frolic May 2025 #64

Adolph Donald must be looking to get fragged. SalamanderSleeps May 2025 #65

A lot of attention is given to Veterans Day from businesses, and local veterans groups Raven123 May 2025 #66

Hey, I'm surprised he doesn't want to rename it . . . peggysue2 May 2025 #68

War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it. Desiderius Erasmus Ping Tung May 2025 #71

Were it not for the Veterans, there would be NO victories. ProudMNDemocrat May 2025 #73

Bone spurs day? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 #74

Up next: Loudly renaming the VA "Administration for WWI and WWII combatants" struggle4progress May 2025 #75

WHO THE FUCK DOES HE THINK HE IS? choie May 2025 #80

Is there anything he won't mess with? LuckyLib May 2025 #83