Look, dude, we already have a military-oriented patriotic holiday. Two, in fact, Memorial Day and Veteran's Day. A showy display of military-oriented patriotism is entirely appropriate for either of those days.
The Fourth of July isn't like that. It is our ultimate patriotic holiday, but we celebrate it as just a summer holiday, with picnic and barbecues and pancake breakfasts and entertainment with a healthy topping of Americana. And fireworks, of course.
And it's kind of cool that we do it that way.
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