Trump's Birthday Parade

[Dr. Shades]

*About I dunno 5 years ago I was in Old Navy and asked if they give discounts with a military ID card. (I have one) Turns out I was there on the wrong day and they only give discounts one day a week. To which I went into a speech about how..."That's too bad this store only sees fit to give military discounts (I think it was 10%) one day a week in this military town when our military is on duty 24/7, they are subject to being called in in the middle of the night, don't get sick days, and when they're deployed their spouses don't know where they are going, worry about their safety, if there's a conflict they're glued to television reports all day long trying to see if they can pick their wife/husband out of a sea of uniforms, they're wearing 2 hats 24/7 that they're gone, rowing the boat alone, with no family around, with no breaks until they return, and they never know if they're coming back alive or dead".

Yep, I did that.

How did the high school girl working behind the register react to that?

[Moksha]

An online motorpool soldier noted this:

To retrofit each tank for the event, 50,000 dollars each to put the soft padding on the tracks, note that it will be discarded after the event because they are a one-use pad.

[Some Schmo]

I watched replay footage on various youtube channels of the parade...tanks, military marching and all. What really made me sad (among other things---I've got a list going over here) is that our military was out there in parade and I didn't see spectators along the roads even cheering for them. I wish people would have at least celebrated them. I don't think they enjoy parade and especially not in heavy uniforms in the East Coast heat. But of course, there they were following orders, having practiced and all...and no one really cheered for them.

I just wish people appreciated our military more than they seem to or even knew more about what they do*. I better stop before I go into a rant that won't quit. I'm practicing self restraint. How'm I doing?

I understand the sentiment, but I imagine the main reason people weren't cheering (other than, as I heard, it was a pretty lackluster affair) is that they aren't used to the the military being used as a prop in this country (unless you include the flyovers before football games, and I suppose I do).

Just looking at the photos, I find it depressing. We aren't damned North Korea (not yet, anyway).

[Markk]

I watched replay footage on various youtube channels of the parade...tanks, military marching and all. What really made me sad (among other things---I've got a list going over here) is that our military was out there in parade and I didn't see spectators along the roads even cheering for them. I wish people would have at least celebrated them. I don't think they enjoy parade and especially not in heavy uniforms in the East Coast heat. But of course, there they were following orders, having practiced and all...and no one really cheered for them.

I just wish people appreciated our military more than they seem to or even knew more about what they do*. I better stop before I go into a rant that won't quit. I'm practicing self restraint. How'm I doing?

I understand the sentiment, but I imagine the main reason people weren't cheering (other than, as I heard, it was a pretty lackluster affair) is that they aren't used to the the military being used as a prop in this country (unless you include the flyovers before football games, and I suppose I do).

Just looking at the photos, I find it depressing. We aren't damned North Korea (not yet, anyway).

You have no idea what you are even talking about. It was a celebration for the Army being 250 years old, which has been propping up our country all that time, so you can bitch and moan all you want.

[Kishkumen]

You have no idea what you are even talking about. It was a celebration for the Army being 250 years old, which has been propping up our country all that time, so you can bitch and moan all you want.

I agree that it was a celebration for the Army being 250 years old. I wish I had been there to see it. It is a real shame that Trump had to crap all over that by being the authoritarian narcissist that he is. Still, I could have ignored Trump's fecal stains to appreciate the great legacy of our armed forces, the brave men and women who have fought for our freedoms.

[Some Schmo]

You have no idea what you are even talking about.

Projection.

It was a celebration for the Army being 250 years old, which has been propping up our country all that time, so you can bitch and moan all you want.

Yes, that's the excuse Idiot's lickspittles are supposed to cite for his idiot birthday parade, and there you are, right on cue.

[Chap]

I understand the sentiment, but I imagine the main reason people weren't cheering (other than, as I heard, it was a pretty lackluster affair) is that they aren't used to the the military being used as a prop in this country (unless you include the flyovers before football games, and I suppose I do).

Just looking at the photos, I find it depressing. We aren't damned North Korea (not yet, anyway).

You have no idea what you are even talking about. It was a celebration for the Army being 250 years old, which has been propping up our country all that time, so you can bitch and moan all you want.

YOU have no idea what you’re talking about. The parade was 100% Trump’s demand. The Army would have had ceremonies honoring service and sacrifice, displayed historical exhibits, provided educational programs, and made Soldiers run around on Posts in huge formations to note the milestone. You are an utterly mendacious son of a bitch with your nose so far up Trump’s ass you can smell Putin’s dick on his breath.

- Doc

Just in case you missed it - Doc has quite a few years of military service under his belt. He knows of what he speaks. Somehow, I don't think Markk does ...

[Jersey Girl]

You have no idea what you are even talking about. It was a celebration for the Army being 250 years old, which has been propping up our country all that time, so you can bitch and moan all you want.

YOU have no idea what you’re talking about. The parade was 100% Trump’s demand. The Army would have had ceremonies honoring service and sacrifice, displayed historical exhibits, provided educational programs, and made Soldiers run around on Posts in huge formations to note the milestone. You are an utterly mendacious son of a bitch with your nose so far up Trump’s ass you can smell Putin’s dick on his breath.

- Doc

Just in case you missed it - Doc has quite a few years of military service under his belt. He knows of what he speaks. Somehow, I don't think Markk does ...

Cam is entirely correct about how the Army would celebrate it's own 250th Anniversary by holding open houses on it's posts and all the features he listed. The USAF would do the same as would other branches of service. Air shows with demonstration teams if possible depending on location and availability. The public is welcome to attend any Armed Forces Day open house about the middle of May to see what the services have to offer.

Cam was a lifer just like The Boy was. Markk can take any military related comments he thinks he has to "offer" and stick them.

So happy to see Cam commenting on this issue. He speaks from experience.

[Chap]

I don't want to be offensive, but from the videos I have seen I would say that the US soldiers marching in Trump's parade were clearly not making the slightest effort to march in a smart and soldierly manner. They were just walking along the road.

Even I, with very little military training, still know how to do marching at attention, many years after last putting my boots on.

But these soldiers were just walking along the street. I am quite sure they could have done smart marching if that had been what they or their officers wanted. But they didn't. Why?

Trump wanted a parade just like he saw in Paris on Bastille Day a few years ago. But he certainly didn't get it. I can't believe that was an accident.

Can anybody explain?

[ceeboo]

I don't want to be offensive, but from the videos I have seen I would say that the US soldiers marching in Trump's parade were clearly not making the slightest effort to march in a smart and soldierly manner. They were just walking along the road.

Even I, with very little military training, still know how to do marching at attention, many years after last putting my boots on.

But these soldiers were just walking along the street. I am quite sure they could have done smart marching if that had been what they or their officers wanted. But they didn't. Why?

Trump wanted a parade just like he saw in Paris on Bastille Day a few years ago. But he certainly didn't get it. I can't believe that was an accident.

Can anybody explain?

Chap is extremely silly most of the time, isn't he?