DragonI

I serve this country with pride and I proudly diligently and fiercely protect and support the institutions and pillars of our republic established by the very same document that allows my free expression. I do so with every fiber of my being for the very reason that those institutions are in place to guarantee my right and the rights of all our citizens to voice and express our opinions and beliefs even when and especially when those values may be contrary to those of the party in power. My devotion to mission and country is only strengthened by the fact that the founders recognize the value of dissent and the freedom to assemble and voice those opposing convictions.

Tomb Guard Sentinels, the elite soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry regiment chosen to act as guards at the Tomb, opted to sustain their constant vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns rather than flee the oncoming bad weather. To them it was a matter of honoring their personal and professional obligations to the men and women who served before them and who serve now - and obviously do not have the luxury of serving their country only when skies are blue and the sun shines down upon them.

Although the Tomb of the Unknowns is watched over by Tomb Guards 24 hours a day, 365 days a year regardless of weather conditions, to have soldiers so duty-bound as to ignore their own personal well-being is an example of real patriotism and a real reminder of the sacrifices made to secure the principles of liberty.

— United States of America Service Academy Forums

1. Is attending 1 of the 2 ceremonies honoring those who sacrificed their lives OK?
2. Do you get a day off for having a bad hair day or when it rains or snows?
3. Is it OK for Trump not to have visited U.S. military bases in war zones?
4. Is slamming #GoldStarFamilies OK?

It is not the first time he has bemoaned bad weather during a speech, having complained about a “bad hair day” when he spoke to reporters in the rain after a fatal shooting in Pittsburgh.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau all went ahead with plans to visit #WWI memorials. #CadetBoneSpurs

— VoteVets‏ @votevets - Nov 10, 2018

France’s Macron denounces nationalism as a ‘betrayal of patriotism’ in rebuke to Trump at WWI remembrance

The French president spoke as 60 world leaders gathered in Paris to mark Armistice Day.

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“By saying, ‘Our interests first, who cares about the others,’ we erase what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life, what gives it grace and what is essential: its moral values.” 

“I know there are old demons which are coming back to the surface. They are ready to wreak chaos and death.”

“History sometimes threatens to repeat its tragic patterns, and undermine the legacy of peace we thought we had sealed with the blood of our ancestors.”

"You know what a globalist is? A globalist is a person that wants the globe to do well, frankly, not caring about our country so much."

“I’m a nationalist. OK? I’m a nationalist. Nationalist. Use that word.”

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau all went ahead with plans to visit #WWI memorials. #CadetBoneSpurs

— VoteVets‏ @votevets - Nov 10, 2018

‘Real low energy’: Critics pile on after Trump cancels visit to U.S. military cemetery outside Paris

The U.S. president, engaged in several political fights back in Washington, seemed subdued as he began a pared down weekend of ceremonies to mark World War I.

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1. November 11, 2018 is the 100th Anniversary of the end to the First War War 
2. Today, November 10th is the U.S. Marine Corps 243rd birthday. Trump did wish them a happy birthday. BUT Trump did nothing to honor them  #CadetBoneSpurs  #AfraidOfRain 

• John Kelly, former FOUR STAR Marine General
• Jim Mattis, former FOUR STAR Marine General

President Trump flew 3,800 miles to this French capital city for ceremonies to honor the military sacrifice in World War I, hoping to take part in the kind of powerful ode to the bravery of the armed forces that he was unable to hold in Washington.

But on his first full day here, it rained on his substitute parade weekend.

“It’s incredible that a president would travel to France for this significant anniversary — and then remain in his hotel room watching TV rather than pay in person his respects to the Americans who gave their lives in France for the victory gained 100 years ago tomorrow,” David Frum, who served as a speechwriter to former president George W. Bush

“Trump will use the U.S. military for a pre election political stunt but sits in his hotel instead of honoring those who fought and died for America.”,  Ben Rhodes,  the deputy national security adviser under President Obama

“Real low energy, @realDonaldTrump to not bother to honor the sacrifice of American soldiers in WWI due to some rain. Somehow everyone else was able to do so today. Obama never had this problem. He also visited our troops in war zones,” Kelly Magsamen, who served as a high-ranking Pentagon official on Asia affairs

Winston Churchill’s grandson rips Trump for canceling World War I cemetery visit over poor weather

"They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate [Trump] couldn't even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen."

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Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill and a former member of British Parliament, slammed President Donald Trump for skipping a cemetery visit during a World War I commemoration in France because of inclement weather.

“To win World War I, brave Americans fought through snow, mud, & sand with bombs dropping from above, landmines in the ground below, & bullets flying at their faces,” Swalwell tweeted. “The least of their worries was rain.”