It’s been a bad week on social media for military appreciation
J.D. Simkins and Davis Winkie
Politicians and the State Department wished the Air Force a happy birthday Friday with pictures of the Navy's Blue Angels.
For a nation enamored with yellow ribbons, PDA for men and women in uniform, and shouting “Support Our Troops†into the void until our lungs collapse, we sure seem to know very little about the individuals being supported.
At least that’s one takeaway from a series of recent military-themed social media gaffes on the part of accounts run by government departments and U.S. officials.
Friday yielded multiple mistakes of the sort when, first, the U.S. Department of State extended the U.S. Air Force a happy 73rd birthday wish that was accompanied by an image featuring F/A-18 Hornets flown by the Navy’s Blue Angels.
https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2020/09/18/its-been-a-bad-week-on-social-media-for-military-appreciation/
