Soccer, very clearly this was both legal and proper. All one has to do is look at the rank and demeanor of the officer who conducted the ceremony to know that, while there may have been a few upset vets, the majority know it was done for the right reason.

USA today is hardly a reputable accounting of how vets feel. The most important part of this is, as you point out, he was invited by a gold star mother who still grieves her son killed at the hands of incompetency.

Every year a President lays a wreath on Memorial Day and they all use the mileage.