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28 year Womens Veterans Ceremony cancelled (Original Post) whathehell Yesterday OP
Sickening. efhmc Yesterday #1
They just can't go any lower can they?? a kennedy Yesterday #2
Unfortunately it seems like they can WestMichRad Yesterday #4
Of course they can Bettie Yesterday #7
yes, they can Skittles 21 hrs ago #15
You want to bet? efhmc 4 hrs ago #17
What a shame this country has to bare. republianmushroom Yesterday #3
Apparently it's a man's world....and military. democrank Yesterday #5
This hit like a punch in the stomach. BadgerMom Yesterday #6
You can't image the way I felt after I first read it may not go on, a few days ago. slightlv 23 hrs ago #12
I completely understand. BadgerMom 20 hrs ago #16
FUCKING Republicans !!! dave99 Yesterday #8
I would love to see Tammy Duckworth take one of her prostheses and ... 11 Bravo 23 hrs ago #9
MAGA men hate women. PERIOD! sheshe2 23 hrs ago #10
tinnie tiny dicks dave99 23 hrs ago #11
Yet Another Disgusting Insult to the women who have, and continue to serve! electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #13
Dumb question maybe, but even after reading the article, I don't really understand why FemDemERA 21 hrs ago #14
We the People owe the women in uniform more than a mention. Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #18

slightlv

(8,157 posts)
12. You can't image the way I felt after I first read it may not go on, a few days ago.
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 05:29 PM
23 hrs ago

It was like my service to this country meant absolutely nothing. While other girls in my class were planning weddings, or maybe even going to college... I was the only person... male or female.. to enlist out of our entire graduating class. My dad was so proud of me. I was looking forward to the service and adventure that awaited me. And now, THIS. It's a gut punch.

BadgerMom

(3,461 posts)
16. I completely understand.
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:36 PM
20 hrs ago

And, of course you know this, but your service meant a lot. Thank you for it. I hope you had great adventures.

I, too, read about this days ago. I was a teacher, but when I taught this sort of vile government wasn’t part of the equation. I felt women and other minorities were making societal progress. This made me furious, sad and fearful for my daughter who has a PhD and works in the field of satellite imagery. The level of misogyny is unbelievable. No woman is respected by the right. Watch out, Erica Kirk. They’ll come for you, too.

11 Bravo

(24,360 posts)
9. I would love to see Tammy Duckworth take one of her prostheses and ...
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 04:52 PM
23 hrs ago

shave it straight up Whiskey Pete Hegseth's saggy ass, then take the other one and beat him into unconsciousness.

sheshe2

(98,953 posts)
10. MAGA men hate women. PERIOD!
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 04:52 PM
23 hrs ago

Notice the gender of the Cabinet firings and who was hired as replacements.

Those MAGA women should take note of that fact.

electric_blue68

(27,818 posts)
13. Yet Another Disgusting Insult to the women who have, and continue to serve!
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 06:06 PM
22 hrs ago


My mom wasn't in the military, but she was a master draftsman of related weapons parts for Hughes Aircraft in California, and then another firm back in NYC during WW2!

I knew she was, but it wasn't till way later discussing it with my sister, our cousin came by and said- she wasn't just a draftsman, but *the* head draftsman for the place! Had at least 25 people maybe 50, or more under her at times! So everyone had to submit their drawings to her for review. She also worked on her own drafting assignments.
She kept her T-Square!

FemDemERA

(938 posts)
14. Dumb question maybe, but even after reading the article, I don't really understand why
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 06:39 PM
21 hrs ago

they couldn't still hold it, even without that participation? It's a separate group from the military, isn't it? Maybe just ask for Veterans, politicians, and even just regular folks to help put it on? I understand the honor guards and speeches from leaders are a huge part of the usual show, but does it really have to be done in it's "customary form"? Could they still do something, even if it was a lot smaller? I mean, it didn't come across to me that they were told they could not do it at all, so wondered if maybe they just needed to think outside the box to work around the loss of those who refused to participate so as to keep the 28 year tradition alive? Did my old eyes and brain miss something obvious in the article?

Kid Berwyn

(25,424 posts)
18. We the People owe the women in uniform more than a mention.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 02:15 PM
2 hrs ago

People who have never served may have little clue, but no excuses.

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