Polish Army Day

It doesn't though, does it.


It was, however given the temperature, they could have scratched that part. The parade would have been much the same without them.

Did you know that most capital cities in larger European countries have a memorial to animals killed in War? The one in London is impressive.

It doesn't mean that you can treat them like crap. And, unlike human soldiers, they didn't make the choice to join the military.


Yeah, true, although I'm not a veterinarian, so I won't pretend to be an expert on this.

Quite. On the London memorial on Park Lane (near Speakers' Corner) the words are inscribed in stone "THEY HAD NO CHOICE".

But why should they suffer senselessly? - that`s what activists point to.

I have an idea!! They should have transported the dogs on a open deck bus!!!

That what I said. You can't and they are not! Read my post again.

I'd just like to point out that it wasn't just any hot day, but the hottest day of 2023 and the hottest Polish Army Day in 30 years. I remember reading that on that day Spain and Poland were the countries with the highest temperatures in Europe.

It looks like this parade made it into international news:

reuters.com/world/europe/poland-holds-huge-military-parade-voters-focus-defence-2023-08-15/

cnn.com/2023/08/15/europe/poland-military-parade-europe-clout-intl/index.html

An interesting observation:

'"Poland shares borders not just with Ukraine and Belarus, but also with Russia's semi-exclave of Kaliningrad. By staging a massive showcase of power on Tuesday, Warsaw is sending a message Russia and Belarus are bound to understand, experts said.

"It's sort of a Soviet thing to do. Russia does theirs on May 8, Belarusians have them, as does North Korea, Iran. It's kind of reflecting back their language. The adversary states see these [parades] as a show of force, so Poland is going to meet it with a show of force," Edward Arnold, a research fellow at the British security think tank RUSI, told CNN.'


To be more precise - it was the flag of Poland, Polish president's pennant and the flag of Polish Special Forces:

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