At least 6600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, 7 bands, 2000 civilians for Trump's birthday parade

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-96bb9c8e9af1ef285c56fdc3d1ba4b35

Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Updated 10:49 PM CDT, May 1, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned.

The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released. They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th anniversary festival on the National Mall and the newly added element — a large military parade that Trump has long wanted but is still being discussed.

The Army anniversary just happens to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14.

While the slides do not include any price estimates, it would likely cost tens of millions of dollars to put on a parade of that size. Costs would include the movement of military vehicles, equipment, aircraft and troops from across the country to Washington and the need to feed and house thousands of service members.

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[Vinca]

1. I'm starting to think this might be the best day of the whole year for a nationwide protest.

[cbabe]

2. Somebody call doge. Waste and ...

[yardwork]

3. Obscene.

[ret5hd]

4. i bet a more precise count would be...

6660 soldiers.

[UpInArms]

5. Saddam Hussein would be jealous

[Lokee11]

6. 3 Gifs -

My initial response =

Then of course this is gonna happen since we have Orange Hitler -

Which leads to this final Gif -


✊FDT!

[MineralMan]

7. Oh, what a great way to spend a bunch of tax dollars!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. No parades for draft dodgers

[Grim Chieftain]

9. Holy freaking hell!

Where does it end? This rat bastard gets away with everything. Now he's wasting millions of our dollars for the sake of his fetid ego - and he is having our military honor him. Yeah, that's fitting because he is such a fan the military who risk their lives for this country.

This shit has to stop! He is running amok with little resistance.

[MiHale]

10. Don't need a freaking parade...only one rocket launcher...

Happy Birthday…here let me light that candle up.

[EndlessWire]

11. Just shake your head in disgust

He has to stage a parade in his own behalf, one that we pay for...I am sorry the day he was born. I wouldn't celebrate it.

We should not watch this parade. Would caution people not to throw him the finger. Those 2,000 civilians will probably be needed to arrest people who are protesting.

I wonder if this is an excuse to garrison DC in order to protect him from the coming riots. They go there on pretext of a parade, but never leave. This is going to cost millions. What a waste, all for his ego.

[Norbert]

12. For one thing, there isn't seven bands that are trumpers

He is out of what is left of his mind.