Parade!!!

It depends on how it is done. If it is done to honor service men and veterans and war heroes then I think it would be awesome. It would also be a good recruiting tool. The cost is peanuts compared to what the military spend on recruiting.

I do not think it would be appropriate to roll Minuteman and Peacekeeper ICBMs down the road ala NK. I think tanks are way cool and kids (even big kids like me) love to see our tanks and Bradly Fighting Vehicles rolling down the street. Include a precision drill team from each of the 5 services. Include a marching band from each of the 5 services. Allow select units march in the parade....maybe one unit in fatigues, one unit in Class B, one in Class As and one is Dress blues. I love the Navy dress blues. All units have ribbons for every battle their units have ever fought in dating back to the....those are cool to see. Maybe have a float with the oldest living survivor who fought in WWI. Let the AF Blue Angles perform over the parade.

Hail, the more I think on it the more I like it! But again, it depend on how it is executed. Needs to be a celebration of our services not a 'show of force' ala NK and Russia.

Hey, the can even honor Obama by having drones take out suspected terrorist or anyone kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem along the parade route!

(sorry, that was uncalled for - it's not easy being me)

Edited by Rogillio 2018-02-07 12:25 PM

That's ok, Oysterboy,  it was tough for us in the Midwest during Obama's tenure.......enjoy the ride.

Edited by Left Brain 2018-02-07 12:26 PM

As long as we leave it to these fine young people I’m ok with a parade. I think it’s a silly expense but ..

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Needs to be on the 4th of July too.

I think it is brilliant marketing of American pride. Leave it to a billionaire bidnessman to come up with the idea.

They should fly over the B2, A10, B1B, F22, et al. Have the 101st parachute in! That would be way cool to see a thousand or so troops coming out of the sky. Have Apache helicopters fly over in formation.

Might even want to expand it to include honoring first responders! Call it a celebration of those who serve! With the theme, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!" Trump actually came up with that line!

And the very last float will have a big pink cake....and then cake opens up like on Animal House and Trump rolls out in a badasz presidential limo. Trump is standing up thru the sun roof and is holding an M-60 machine gun with a bandoliers over his shoulders...and he takes the cigar out of his mouth that he found in the Oval Office and says, "Man, that taste funny".....or maybe he just says, "Say hello to my lil friend!" And opens up firing off a 1000 rounds....

Sorry, got carried away......

Each of the services academies would also be in the parade. There will be horses too! (they will be at the back followed by pooper-scoopers). Invites other schools too like the Citadel, VMA, etc. They can send students, drill teams, etc. Of course have ROTC represented. And the National Guard and Reserve units from each of the services.

It will be a grand celebration! There will be beer and bratwurst and really big doughy pretzels and mustard.

Oh and there will be 1,000 bikers on Harley's...the Patriot Riders doing the Honor Guard thing they do for fallen servicemen.

Yes, need these guys. When I was kid I wanted one of those cars in the worst way. They were way cool.





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So long as they can mount a .50 cal on it and go full camo. Orange aint gonna cut it Mike.

Edited by mdg2003 2018-02-07 1:40 PM

Maybe he is spending too much time with Putin.


Suddenly the cost of things becomes relevant! I think the left will lose their collective shiiite over this.

That made me laugh out loud. Completely forgot about them.

There also has to be at least one float.....it's not a parade without a float. 

It's going to be this one, not open for discussion.....

 

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I’m all for it but I need the blond young lady in front to be there. You’re going to have to figure out how to time travel back to 1986. When that movie came out she was supposed to be the future, hopefully not past , I guess current Mrs Pizzano.

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” —Donald Trump.

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I agree, if this morphs into a NK-like parade with missiles rolling down Pennsylvania Ave, then this is absolutely inappropriate. If it is, however, a form of reward for the service of our military I am good with it (as long as they are good with it). I do think there are better ways to spend $22M (a number I read for the cost of this parade), but again my folks ain't calling the shots anymore. For me, I do not intend to go to DC nor watch this on TV; rather, I will make a donation to our local Fisher house, I know they need the money.

PS, my dad and grandad were both in the shrine and drove these little model-T cars. I've been to so many parades - I'm so done with it.

Not sure what the big deal is...we just had our national Canadian Forces Parade...don't wanna brag or anything....





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From Politico:

"Were he to pull off this event—ostensibly to commemorate the 100th anniversary of our victory in World War I (and who can argue with that?) but in reality to commemorate the greatness of Donald Trump—he would command center stage in the greatest tribute to the military most Americans have ever seen. News outlets will breathlessly cover the plans and preparations—and of course, the main event—giving Trump hours of free airtime while men and women in uniform visibly salute him. That’s a free commercial for him and the GOP—not to mention a timely and helpful distraction from the Russia probe or Cabinet members calling him stupid. Pretty smart."


A somewhat cynical take on it but I agree, it he can pull it off, it will be pure genius....so wait, make that stable genius. ;-)

...and if DJT could get a uniform made for him, one like this very fine person.






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He needs a mustache as big as that hair wave thing on top of his head.





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Does Trump get to sit in the special draft-dodger section of the crowd?