tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post4970520690306821277..comments2024-03-28T11:06:56.895-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: That ParadePawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-45622938141095028582018-02-08T05:06:17.940-06:002018-02-08T05:06:17.940-06:00Interesting that Trump announces a parade right af...Interesting that Trump announces a parade right after Rocket Man announces another of his parades, and that one will feature his latest rockets, although, rockets on trucks don't prove a thing.<br /><br />I have to hark back to San Antonio's Alamo Day Parade in 1967, which the entire corps of Officer Trainees at the USAF OTS had to march in. In late Spring, it was in the high 80s, humid, and all we had for class A uniforms were USAF-Issue Winter Weight Wool. The parade route was 8 miles long. There were no water breaks (can't wear a canteen with Class A uniforms. We had to wear the parade Hat, of course, more wool covering our heads. After marching, we got to where our busses ought to have been, but they were over a mile away, so more marching. It sucked. That was my one, each and only parade off base, though.Rivrdoghttp://rivrdog.typepad.com/rivrdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-39328472791220235472018-02-07T17:37:02.387-06:002018-02-07T17:37:02.387-06:00If we pulled all of our personal out of the shitho...If we pulled all of our personal out of the shithole countries {stans}, And declared victory. I would be all for it.Ed Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-72755881550583900622018-02-07T15:56:55.889-06:002018-02-07T15:56:55.889-06:00Grand veterans' parade in the 1930s...I know t...Grand veterans' parade in the 1930s...I know they had a big hoorah for the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624457882192131051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-64582983053425415092018-02-07T12:44:50.236-06:002018-02-07T12:44:50.236-06:00Yep. From a participant's standpoint, it was ...Yep. From a participant's standpoint, it was never a morale booster for me or those I knew (30 years Air Force), quite the opposite, and it got worse as rank and position went up.<br /><br />Moving it off base was a whole 'nuther kettle of fish. Streets wide enough until they put out the pennant lines and bicycle rack barriers they failed to tell us about were bad enough, and then we added rolling stock, with its own nightmares.<br /><br />Trump has no idea what he's asking for, uh, make that, demanding.BobFnoreply@blogger.com