Trump’s Military Parade Will Feature Thousands of Military Personnel

His ego requires a sacrifice.

So with the recent revelation that President Trump is pretty much a Russian asset, and his invite to Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to Washington, nobody should be surprised to see that visit planned for November of this year.

November is the target date for Trump’s grand military parade, according to U.S. defense officials.

Figures presented by the Department of Defense suggest anywhere from 5,000 to 7,000 military members marching in the parade.

From ABC News:

In addition to the 5,000 to 7,000 individuals who could be marching, the parade, which is slated to begin at the U.S. Capitol and end at the White House, is currently planned feature about 100 vehicles, 50 aircraft, and 100 horses, the official said.

A March memo from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford said no tanks would be used in the parade, only wheeled vehicles in order to “minimize damage to local infrastructure.” There was also a request to “include a heavy air component at the end of the parade, to include older aircraft as available.”

Watch for that to be an issue that President Trump grouses over. He’s not capable of grasping anything outside of his own infantile needs for fulfillment. He wanted the big tanks rumbling down the streets of Washington. He wanted the massive air show.

Horses and fifty paltry aircraft?

Yeah. He’s going to whine.

Speaking of that aircraft, it’s expected to be a mix of current, as well as vintage aircraft.

A spokesman for U.S. Northern Command confirmed that a number of military personnel would be marching in the parade.

“It is anticipated that several thousand Armed Forces personnel will participate in the parade, as well as provide ceremonial support including musical units, marching bands, and color guards, to render appropriate ceremonial honors to our Nation’s military members, Veterans and their Families,” a spokesman for U.S. Northern Command told ABC News in a statement. “The parade will honor the contributions of veterans, the current force, and the future force. More details and specifics about the Veterans Day Military Parade will be announced at a later date.”

As it now stands, the cost for this monument to Trump’s ego is at $12 million, so well within White House budget director Mick Mulvaney’s $10 million to $30 million estimate from February.

About 50 DoD personnel in the DC area are now supporting the planning of the parade, scheduled for Saturday, November 10. That number is expected to grow to 100 by the Labor Day holiday, and then to about 3,000 the week of the parade, the official said.

Those contributing to the parade’s planning efforts are a mix of civilian and military employees. Some of the nearly 3,000 individuals who will likely support those efforts during the week of the parade will be security personnel.

The November 10 date is a day before Veteran’s Day, as well as coinciding with the 100^th anniversary of the end of World War I. With that in mind, they’ll bill this as an ode to those events.

Anyone paying attention knows that’s not how Trump views it.

It’s all about him.