They respect the troops, just like they respect the cops., when it's convenient. Did you miss all the Republican hate towards all the military generals and officers that served in Trump's administration, but were thrown under the bus if they disagreed or reported illegal activity.
And who can forget these classics from the Dear Leader of the GQP:
“When McCain died, in August 2018, Trump told his senior staff, according to three sources with direct knowledge of this event, ‘We’re not going to support that loser’s funeral,’ and he became furious, according to witnesses, when he saw flags lowered to half-staff. ‘What the f--- are we doing that for? Guy was a f---ing loser,’ the president told aides."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/5741070002
“On July 18, 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump said this about John McCain: "He's not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...tics/donald-trump-john-mccain-dead/index.html
The GQP wouldn’t like Jesus if they ever met him because he would be deemed “a loser” by Dear Leader, and who would only “like Saviors who weren’t crucified.”