When did the 4th of July become Veterans Day?

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61. Where's the evidence that July 4 celebrations focused primarily on veterans or current members

of the military to the exclusion of almost everything else?

Our neighborhood parade, which has been held for decades, featured a police car at the front (to manage traffic), members (and alums) of the high school marching band, lots and lots of kids, parents, dogs walking, riding bikes, being pushed in strollers, all festooned in red, white, and blue, and, bringing up the rear, a kazoo band. The national anthem was played at the end of the parade and everyone had cookies, brownies, and lemonade. Not one bit of it was military themed or oriented. I suspect that there are a lot of local parades that meet that description.

And nationally, the fireworks on the mall were the fireworks on the mall. The Washington National game was a Washington Nationals game -- unlike Veterans Day, where the uniforms paid tribute to the military, the uniforms for July 4 were red, white and blue themed, but without military trappings.

People see what they want to see, I guess.