As I consider the likely cost of the parade scheduled for June 14 I seriously wonder how many disabled veterans the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on this debacle could have helped if spent for the right purpose of helping veterans? Or, how many active duty soldiers and families might have benefitted from this money spent for their living expenses?
As a retired Army officer, I can appreciate saluting the Army's founding. I cannot appreciate the waste of taxpayer dollars for a "show" that appears intended to glorify a politician whose past does not include any military service at all.
Tim McDonald