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John1956PA

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

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:20 AM

May 2025

It is disrespectful to the memories of those fallen service members to declare that May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II.

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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