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Trump getting Washington military parade _ but no tanks
AP ^ | 3/9/2018 | DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Posted on 03/09/2018 6:13:38 PM PST by mdittmar

WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like President Donald Trump is getting the military parade he wants in Washington — though he may get no tanks for the effort.

A Pentagon planning memo issued Thursday and released Friday says the parade being planned for Nov. 11, Veterans Day, will “include wheeled vehicles only, no tanks — consideration must be given to minimize damage to local infrastructure.” Big, heavy tanks could tear up District of Columbia streets.

But the event will “include a heavy air component at the end of the parade,” meaning lots of airplane flyovers. Older aircraft will be included as available.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: back2ussr; military; militaryparade; notanks; parade; pentagon; tank; tanks; taxpayersmoney; trump; veteransday; washington; washingtondc; wasteofmoney
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To: mdittmar

61 posted on 03/09/2018 8:41:35 PM PST by xp38
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To: mdittmar

Why can’t the tanks just be on a trailer?


62 posted on 03/09/2018 8:44:11 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: PAR35

„Truck in a thousand prisoners to put down a 1’ layer of sand, and then shovel it back up. Better yet, round up all the college students in the metro DC area and put them to work.“

because nothing says land of the free like slave labor


63 posted on 03/09/2018 8:47:40 PM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Balding_Eagle

“...we get tanks...”

You’re welcome


64 posted on 03/09/2018 9:12:06 PM PST by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: FirstFlaBn

Terrific idea! And paint Trump’s plane camo.


65 posted on 03/09/2018 9:40:55 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: mdittmar

To bad they haven’t fixed Memorial bridge yet.


66 posted on 03/09/2018 9:59:29 PM PST by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: sergeantdave
I want tanks. Battleships, too. Throw in a mortar and artillery demonstration. And I don’t care about DC streets. That’s what Home Depot made hot tar patches for.

How about a hypersonic cruise missile fly by? With red, white, and blue contrails, of course!

And a live GoPro feed from on board!

67 posted on 03/09/2018 10:19:01 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: mdittmar

I think we scrapped most of our tanks, so this decision makes sense.


68 posted on 03/09/2018 11:15:11 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: mdittmar

I remember when we had TRAILERS to carry tanks.

I guess our military scrapped them too.


69 posted on 03/09/2018 11:16:49 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: blueunicorn6

Oh please please please can we put John “I-Was-In-Vietnam-And-I-Have-The-Hat-To-Prove-It” Kerry in a rowboat and make him propel it down Pennsylvania Avenue????


70 posted on 03/09/2018 11:36:30 PM PST by blu (Save us the time of explaining the links...read the article...unless you're Lazamatz.)
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To: NFHale

Watched three Rambo movies in a row Thursday night/early morning. Lots of good shoot-em-up scenes in all three.

Then, so many Hollywood types complain about regular citizens having guns...


71 posted on 03/09/2018 11:43:05 PM PST by octex
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To: mdittmar
M1 Abrams is supposedly manufactured in Huron Ohio, I have never seen one being shipped on a train or by truck. U may laugh, but I believe all America's Abrams are shipped to foreign lands.

Another thing, go to the entrance of any military base and u find a guard with an m16, u would think an Abrams would be posted there too as a message and added security. I am willing to bet that no tanks are on any military bases.

72 posted on 03/09/2018 11:46:06 PM PST by Herakles (Diversity is a globalist scam for power!)
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To: dragnet2

I was a grunt and I can attest to that.


73 posted on 03/10/2018 1:15:15 AM PST by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: mdittmar

I was an NG 19k for a while after 4 years of the haze gray yacht club.


74 posted on 03/10/2018 2:20:40 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: mdittmar

” though he may get no tanks for the effort.”
“Big, heavy tanks could tear up District of Columbia streets.”


More stupid fake news from the lying media.
I hope Trump will piss on this pile of journalist nonsense.


75 posted on 03/10/2018 4:05:23 AM PST by miniTAX (au)
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To: mdittmar

IOW, Trump wins and they specify no tanks/treaded vehicles when he probably never envisioned having something out there to tear up the infrastructure...


76 posted on 03/10/2018 4:34:54 AM PST by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: mdittmar

DC’s streets are a pothole-ridden nightmare. Tanks tear them up and guess what DC will do? Bill the federal taxpayer for repairing DC’s dang streets. God bless the tank corps, but I’m for making DC pay for its own dang road repair.


77 posted on 03/10/2018 4:50:18 AM PST by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: dragnet2

The subway in DC has enough problems no need to add to that already failing system.


78 posted on 03/10/2018 5:12:52 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: ThankYouFreeRepublic

Since 9/11 planes can’t fly over DC. I SAW THE BLUE ANGELS FLY INDC for the Reagan funeral procession it was amazing how low they flew. I’ve seen them many times but in DC it was the best get tickets and hotel rooms now.


79 posted on 03/10/2018 5:25:12 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: Lean-Right

It is my belief that the Standard Products Company made neoprene pads that were bolted on to tracks providing a coushioned surface while reducing the psf contact load.


80 posted on 03/10/2018 5:27:42 AM PST by Thibodeaux (The FISA judge is corrupt)
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