My Miyata 610 and Alumicross were made by the same company that made gun barrels which fired upon my grandfather's cruiser in WWII 40 years prior. Is that political? Is my desire to ride a well made Japanese bike produced by Miyata a political statement? The same goes for nearly all historic bicycle manufacturers, as the skill of builders was gained through the production of weapons of war. Your strawman suggests every thread on this forum is political, in this case.
If you want to get pedantic and really shut the thread down, the Marine Corps was founded by the Continental Congress of the 13 American Colonies. The existence of the USMC is inherently apolitical, as it has remained since before we had a President of these United States. What people bring up about the actions of the Marines, and the orders given by the CINC as well as US Congress, THAT is political.
Again, I started this thread to celebrate service to this nation. If you don't like the thread, feel free to not participate.

Here's my Miyata 610 to keep it on topic in C&V.


Here's a Marine in my squad I was on patrol with in Fallujah.

And here's a 4-hole burnout in progress. If you know what it is, you know. And it's where this thread is headed, seemingly.

Phil