Summary
Donald Trump will not attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. soldiers killed during a training exercise in Lithuania.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will represent the administration at Dover Air Force Base. Critics noted Trump’s rare attendance at such ceremonies, citing just four appearances during his first term.
The soldiers’ remains were found in a peat bog after a March 25 accident.
Trump is instead scheduled to attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Lithuania’s president honored the fallen at a repatriation ceremony, drawing contrast with Trump’s absence.
So military question, in America do civilians salute ? I see Trump saluting in a suit. In my country that’s a no-no. Only military personnel in uniform and appropriate head apparel may salute, like all the soldiers next to Trump. Or is the president considered a military person since he’s commander in chief ?
I mean civilians can salute if they want. There’s no penalty. It just doesn’t carry any meaning from a civilian and looks kind of goofy and out of place. Military personnel can’t salute out of uniform, though. You may get disciplined over that.
It’s normal for the US president to salute our troops. It was not normal when he saluted North Korea’s troops.
It’s not considered normal though for the president to have a resident billionaire dick-sucker that goes around doing Nazi salutes and supporting far right wing agendas in other nations though is it?
Thanks! It’s interesting to find out how differently things are in military procedure in other parts of the world.
It has become a tradition for presidents to do it, but it’s not part of actual customs and curtesies. You’re really not supposed to salute out of uniform. You are supposed to salute an officer if you know they’re an officer and you are in uniform, but if they’re in civilian clothes, they’re not supposed to salute back. Instead, just give an at ease.