Posted on 08/17/2018 10:51:11 AM PDT by Innovative
President Donald Trump's latest marching orders to the Pentagon could end a nearly 30-year hiatus of major military parades in the US.
It's not unusual to see cheering crowds greeting troops and veterans in Fourth of July parades and celebrations for Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Flyovers featuring the latest bombers are common at high-profile sporting events, and Fleet Week programs put military hardware front and center. But unlike the post-World War I and World War II era, when the spectacle of tanks and heavy equipment was more common, there have not been many recent showcases of US military strength.
Here's a look at how the country used to display its military might:
1942, 1946: New York parades
1953: Eisenhower's inauguration
1961: Kennedy's inauguration
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
A pyramid of domestic traitors’ skulls would be good today [/sarc/jk/screwyoumediamatters].
Well, that one crawled out of the memory hole, didn’t it Winston?
Parade doesn’t need to be in D.C. or New York...It can be held in my town or any town...Folks will flock from miles around to see it...We only need Fox News to cover it...Would be great for the town and Fox News and it would be cheap...
Be even better to be held on a Military Base...There’s no need to see a few big city streets...We want to see the hardware...And the men/women of the Military...
Put it in the middle of Deplorable Nation.
And a lot of military tributes in the clips before the main show at movie theaters....
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