I’m told it’s not. But what about this?
Although the parade website says the event is “Honoring all Americans who have served,” it has refused to allow Veterans for Peace members – many of whom are combat veterans with Purple Hearts – from taking part in the observance on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The parade committee said Veterans for Peace is “a politically motivated group,” and therefore not welcome to be in the parade…
Yet the Veterans of Foreign Wars is welcome to march in the parade, even though its commander, Thomas Tradewell of Sussex, WI, recently called on President Obama to “heed the assessment and advice of his military leaders” and send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, suggesting that as commander-in-chief Obama’s job is to do what the generals recommend.
Maybe that’s what happens when you turn Armistice Day into something that could be its opposite.
I Ain't Marching Anymore 