victory in a war or the inauguration of a President during the Cold War (as a thumb of the nose at Soviet parades).Ī sight for sore eyes. Each of the following parades celebrated either a U.S. Since then, we've hosted parades only during momentous times. His successor, Zachary Taylor, did not review the troops on July 4th and the tradition fell by the wayside. This tradition stopped with President James K. In the early days of the republic, it was very common for the Commander-In-Chief to review troops, especially in celebration of Independence Day. Whether such a parade is good for the military, the United States, or the Trump Administration isn't for me to decide, but what can be said completely objectively is that Trump is not the first sitting Chief Executive to want to throw such a parade.Īs is often the case, the best thing to do before looking ahead is to look behind - let's review the other times in history the United States has held a military parade, and what those celebrations did for our nation. As is par for the political course these days, there are plenty of people who argue for it - and just as many arguing against. There's been plenty of buzz surrounding President Trump's proposed military parade.
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