As a combat veteran of the United States military, I have watched with cringe-worthy unease the politicization of the armed forces for the benefit of the Trump Administration’s amusement and power thirst. The millions of dollars spent on a military parade that ended with Trump and his sidekick, Hegseth, sitting in a reviewing stand, arms crossed, looking as bored as two teenagers forced to watch another history lesson of the evolution of sheep shearing was nothing more than a vanity exhibition.

Having hundreds of general officers flown into Quantico from around the world to be lectured about warrior ethos, leadership, and the new era of bullying, hazing, and no women by a two-bit weekend morning Fox News anchor made me feel embarrassment for the generals and disdain for the clown. Rampant

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