Veterans Are Divided On Response To Trump 's Desire For Military Parade : NPR
Veterans Are Divided On Response To  Trump 's Desire For Military Parade
Veterans are divided on  President Trump 's desire for a military parade. Many believe it is a fitting tribute to the all-volunteer force  others worry it will be misinterpreted as a show of force.
DAVID WELNA  BYLINE: And I'm David Welna in Washington. At first   President Trump 's desire to parade the military through Washington did not strike former Marine Sergeant and Iraq veteran John Hoellwarth as the best use of the Pentagon's resources.
WELNA:  Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth  an outspoken critic of President Trump   lost both legs flying an Army helicopter in Iraq. The proposed parade   she  says  reeks of what a third-world dictator would want.
 TAMMY DUCKWORTH : We have a country where we are currently at war. We have a country where we have significant budgetary challenges. Why would we send the resources to hold a parade? You know  it has nothing to do with his lack of military service  but more to do with his lack of judgment to think that this is appropriate.
Veterans Are Divided On Response To  Trump 's Desire For Military Parade
Veterans are divided on   [TGT]  's desire for a military parade. Many believe it is a fitting tribute to the all-volunteer force  others worry it will be misinterpreted as a show of force.
DAVID WELNA  BYLINE: And I'm David Welna in Washington. At first   President Trump 's desire to parade the military through Washington did not strike former Marine Sergeant and Iraq veteran John Hoellwarth as the best use of the Pentagon's resources.
WELNA:   [TGT] lost both legs flying an Army helicopter in Iraq. The proposed parade    [TGT]   says  reeks of what a third-world dictator would want.
  [TGT]  : We have a country where we are currently at war. We have a country where we have significant budgetary challenges. Why would we send the resources to hold a parade? You know  it has nothing to do with his lack of military service  but more to do with his lack of judgment to think that this is appropriate.