Posted on Feb 7, 2018
Should the Pentagon host a grand full regalia military parade down Penn Ave every Veterans Day?
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When it is in recignition if tue military itself, veterans, or memorial days im all for it.. but not for the sake of parading it around because a country's leader wants to see one.. we are not Russia, and we are not North Korea.. i dont care of you are liberal or conservative.. liberals like to ignore the sacrifices military members have made, and conservatives like to ignore the actual comparison there is to be when these events are performed because the leader they elected requested it.. and those types of events are requested by dictatorial type leaders..
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Use that money for military family health care, housing, and anything else they need. Military parade for someone else's pride, serves no purpose other than bragging right for some one who has no right to brag. I love a good parade and have marched both military and law enforcement sponsored parades. If it's used for political reasons NO
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If the parade were requested by ANY other president, I truly believe it would be to honor the troops. I think there is LITTLE doubt our current occupant of the white house only wants such a parade so he can show off/feel important/make up for lacking in other areas?
President Trump is a MORON that only wants what's best for him, and his ego.
President Trump is a MORON that only wants what's best for him, and his ego.
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SPC Jay Peltier
If his sec of state half the repubs in congress at one time or another were quoted as calling president trump a "MORON", or something similar, who am i to argue.
Whether you disagree with President Obamas policies of not, no one with any intelligence or moral compass could ever call him a moron.
Whether you disagree with President Obamas policies of not, no one with any intelligence or moral compass could ever call him a moron.
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NO! Money could be better spent elsewhere! It's a waste of money & other resources!
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How about a parade of the Veterans themselves? You can march as part of a group or as an individual.
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While I understand that a good number of troops are permanent party in and around D.C. I don't know that that number a parade would make - what about military toys, i.e. M1 Abrams, Missiles and Launchers, Strykers and all the rest, too numerous to list, even if only a few of each, how are all these pieces of important military hardware going to be transported, serviced and stored (even just short term) in D.C.? While stored in our nation's capital would we have just created a luscious target for our foes to take delight in destroying? If the proposal is for a parade of some 5 miles in length, I would think a great many displays would be required to fill even a portion of the parade route. What about overhead armed forces hardware? Assuming all these American military assets were to be assembled for such an event, what would be the holes in our national security instantly created when all this is in D.C., even for just a few days. And we all know that the entire world would know when such an event would take place. What opportunities would we be creating for those that do not take kindly to the United States and seek only to cause as much harm as possible?
When I was in business (sales - commission only) each year starting around Thanksgiving and running through the New Year holiday many businesses (my competitors) have their eyes on the party and not on producing new business. While all these folks were busy partying I would seize the opportunity, knock on new (to me) doors and acquire new business in temporarily underserved territories. I can party a day or two here or there but my business would be protected. I compare that to erstwhile evildoers looking to exploit an America that is busy showing off to the world all for the ego massage of our great leader while leaving herself vulnerable. I will now dismount my soapbox and move along to the next silly idea.
When I was in business (sales - commission only) each year starting around Thanksgiving and running through the New Year holiday many businesses (my competitors) have their eyes on the party and not on producing new business. While all these folks were busy partying I would seize the opportunity, knock on new (to me) doors and acquire new business in temporarily underserved territories. I can party a day or two here or there but my business would be protected. I compare that to erstwhile evildoers looking to exploit an America that is busy showing off to the world all for the ego massage of our great leader while leaving herself vulnerable. I will now dismount my soapbox and move along to the next silly idea.
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Sure - no heavy tracked vehicles - no missiles - no weapons launchers - preferably no ammo.
Then - this sounds like a traffic nightmare - what route would the parade run through town?
Dig out your mess uniforms with swords - decapitate any aristocrats found within city limits.
Just like original Bastille day - viva the resolution - may the public beheadings commence ! ! !
Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
Then - this sounds like a traffic nightmare - what route would the parade run through town?
Dig out your mess uniforms with swords - decapitate any aristocrats found within city limits.
Just like original Bastille day - viva the resolution - may the public beheadings commence ! ! !
Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
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PO2 Rev. Frederick C. Mullis, AFI, CFM - No problem with 250 lb guys in boots. The problem is M1A1's that weigh 62 metric tons riding on steel tracks that concentrate all that weight on much smaller spots on the city streets - breaking up concrete and tarmac - and disturbing pipes, tunnels, and utilities under the streets. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
PO2 Rev. Frederick C. Mullis, AFI, CFM
1LT Sandy Annala - I was not quite that heavy in high school... and with the new standards we should not have any 250 lb people in uniform. but as I said Blame the Democrats that run DC for not keeping the place up. there has not been a republican sitting in the mayoral chair since 1910, the Dems have had it since 1961, before then they were all Independent.
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LTC Jeff Shearer
1LT Sandy Annala - Sandy you know lots about the M1, were you secretly a tanker? Bet you were a gunner.
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SFC William Linnell
1LT (Verify To See) - Well PO2 Rev, it shows that you don't know anything about my beast. She doesn't ride on steel track. She rides on hard rubber track pads. Though there is heavy steel holding it all together, it doesn't come in contact with the surface. Also, it's not riding on single points of contact with the surface, it has equal pressure under all sets of roadwheels, front to back. There has been concrete pads/roads in and around Armor units for many decades, including our motor pools and I've never seen the beast break it apart. I have personally done neutral steers and pivot steers on concrete and nothing. Even done them on pavement and no damage. The M1A1 weighs 70 tons. The M1 slick weighed 60 tons.
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Short version:
OH HELLS NO
I'd rather have that money spent on ACTUAL READINESS, not political grandstanding TYVM
OH HELLS NO
I'd rather have that money spent on ACTUAL READINESS, not political grandstanding TYVM
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