> I have never seen a military parade on the 4th. My experience has been there is usually a presence from the local base if there is one but they are not the f

> I have never seen a military parade on the 4th. My experience has been there is usually a presence from the local base if there is one but they are not the focus of the parade. Right in there with there between the Revolutionary War reenactors and the Boy Scouts. Edit: Though one could argue that war reenactors are glorifying war and the Boy Scouts is essentially training camp to get boys interested in the military at a young age.