"Speak softly and carry a big stick." - Teddy

i love the music. the us have always been our ally. we are proud of our friendship. greetings from Jordan

For all those who knock at how the US marches in parades ... we don't march like they do in Russia or China or North Korea because they are nothing more then nationalistic, fascist demonstrations of state power (especially when they display squadrons of tanks and ICBMs). Second, the US military practices what is known as quiet professionalism. No need to thump your chest because only insecure and weak nations do that. And finally, America puts its money in combat readiness, no choreographed marches every year. Anyone can goose-step, but can anyone fight effectively like Americans?

This is the best march I've ever heard. Too bad there aren't any other good recordings of it like this on youtube.

Valley Forge, Custer's ranks, San Juan Hill and Patton's tanks, And the Army went rolling along Minutemen, from the start, Always fighting from the heart, And the Army keeps rolling along!

Thank you Yuan Michael Chong from China, living in Staten island, NY. It's so nice to have students like you in our country. I'm sure your country is very proud of you.

"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far" - Theodore Roosevelt

Did they make up contingents of all-black troops for this parade? Last I recall, the army was integrated.

My dad (a veteran) always said our military focuses on it's job: Fighting and winning wars. Marching and parade are secondary. haha just his opinion!

im so proud to be a soldier

Obama realizes that he holds a military position so he can salute to his brow right?

Long live US Army

USA = Korea friend Thank you

Actually, the song is "As the Caisson Go Rolling Along."

I don't think they need to - one of the few things I respect about the US army is that they don't need annual huge military parades to prove the strength of their armed forces (as Russia and China do) - the strength of their military forces goes without question.

The US does not need to show off its military as other nations. We are that comfortable of our superiority. We celebrate our nation, we do not use it as an excuse to show our low self esteem and use it as a tool of propagande. A smiling President and great marching band, just the best in life...

You must be a high-speed low-drag JROTC operator. It's okay, just keep telling everyone you're going to go SF when you graduate. I'm sure your gnarly drill and ceremonies will just blow the minds of everyone in the real military.

More parades of arms. We have to play the game just like every other country in the global arena.

Dude if we did a full scale army march demonstration, that would be some scary shit, and we CAN do that, but we gotta save money

You're right. They're trained to be the best at the task put in front of them. Marching around is considered a waste of time to many men/women in the Armed Forces. Just remember, that their are specifically trained men to conduct ceremonies.

Man I wish we would do just one of those gigantic ass parades that China or Russia does with their Militaries.

The president doesn't have an official uniform. In the military, you're not supposed to salute when out of uniform, but the president usually salutes at parades like these and when saluted by military personnel.

The order is: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard. Further broken down to Cadets/Midshipmen, Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve, Training Units The parade probably followed a different order, seeing as the Army delegation was a single unit, followed by the Punahou School's marching band.

I'm not saying they should all goosestep but.. we're a nation with a proud history & a number of triumphs & breakthroughs to our credit. This nation owes its very existence to the toughness, skill & discipline of it's soldiers., even. The march that they do should at least reflect that history & the fundamentals that made it so. That's one thing many people don't bother realizing about marches elsewhere: They're not displaying a power so much as exhibiting their part of their nation's story.

US Army "A" Uniform used to be quite sober, but this new one, with this abundance of laces, stripes, embroidered patterns and shoulder boards looks a little baroque.

New Army regs state that veterans, retired personnel, soldiers who are in civilian clothes should salute as if they were in uniform.

@spudnick3490 I agree that the Soviets were the decisive factor in the defeat of Germany, but you cannot overlook the contribution of America. And I'm not only talking about its military campaigns during the war. America's industrial capacity provided support to countless nations (even a little bit to the Soviets under Lend-Lease). Could the US, USSR, or any country have won this war on its own? The simple answer is "no".

we don't have too, he does a good job doing that himself

What a good day for America

That is the Cadet First Captain of the United States Military Academy at West Point. You can see a whole company of the cadets marching at 0:47

The guys with the slack rifle is from West Point by the look of it. Remember, these still college kids and havn't spent a real day in the army yet. Also, the US Army isn't about being flash. Our marching style is set up deliberately to reflect that. We also don't do alot of Drill & Ceremonies practice until it is required to perform a ceremony. We have other things to do.

I'm sure they were somewhere in this parade but the regiment is less than 2k soldiers. IT would be a short parade so they called in regular troops to fill it out and give everyone a chance to participate.

This isn't meant to show off our military might. If it were the entire street would be filled with soldiers showing off their machine guns while artillery and tanks would be driving behind and maybe infront of the soldiers.

Now..... Trump is president, while I'm crying to this!

Yeah. More people.

great posting

But the heart you put into doing one thing is a reflection of the heart you put into everything. The British march and fight better than us, for example.

@spudnick3490 You correctly identify that the defeat of Japan was a joint effort, however, the capture of those "unguarded" islands was an important US contribution, as they denied the acquisition of resources which Japan needed to continue its military effort. And the taking of such Islands required tremendous naval power, and naval power is born of industrial power-- which was the strongest trait of America in WWII.

Bonito gostaria de ver mais videos de paradas militares americanas...

who cares about march style when you have the strongest military in the world.

the difference is our soldiers march like free men. Not jackboot goosesteppers

@spudnick3490 The US gave allied countries war material when WW2 broke out. So no, we didn't act isolationist until being attacked, we just didn't send troops.

It all depends on one's perspective. Fear can be a tool like anything else. You use it for you or against you. Use the fear to climb the tree faster from the wild boor for instance.

Except terrorist bombings :P Lol, I'm just giving you a hard time because I love the Army and the Infantry. Hooah.

Teacher:today we’re going to be learning about the Americans of ww2 Girls:Ugh ww2 is boring! Bois: 0:46

If you think about it then they are free men. They joined at their own will, trained at their own will, and left for battle at their own will. He said nothing about government, he simply stated a fact. Now please stop trying to start a flamewar, and please stop stating facts unless you can support them. I am not being a jerk, just saying what needs to be said.

@KIMxJUNGxIL not only that because the americans mostly train the military to fight. Russia and china mostly train thair military to do parades. They use 75% of their training for parades. We r at our forts and military bases conducting drills excersizing 24/7 training to jump out of helichopters and repelling off the mountain moving in like ghosts. While they train for parades and ceremonies.

I saw a guy in the march staring at the glass box just like somebody inside owed his money.

i don't think our airforce is grounded anymore yesterday i saw 6 sea stallions fly low over my house and i saw an apache and black hawk in flying side by side....but early this year there was no military presence

I agree we could use some work on the parade marching, however the best Parade Marching Armies are the British followed by the Germans. If you have watched the British performing their spin wheel menuever (done on Queens B-Day) you'll understand why, and it was Frederick the Great that invented modern military Drill.

Marines have the lowest combined ASVAB scores of any branch, shorter AIT because they cannot handle longer ones, and 2 weeks longer basic so they can learn ceremony. And highest dropout rate at ranger school , can't forget that.

we have bigger airforce bigger army bigger tank force bigger allies

glad someone got the point，if you want parade like free men， why not learn from Brazil‘s Carnival

At least the soldiers still march like free

And in all honesty, i think our military is a lot more active with operations. They don't have much time to march around like GI Joe. :P Though, it is nice to see a nice march by our men and women. Especially with important ceremonies like the Veteran's Day stuff.

Thank you. At least one person here can understand that the comment section is for comments on the video, not a venting area for political views. I lol'ed, I simply said that the Chinese marches are better, and boom I get a bunch of yanks hatin'.

@spudnick3490 the russians declared war on japan 6 days before the war was over, they invaded manchura. They saved manchura, not america. you r wrong.

That's an all black platoon!

Y would we want to be like the chinese we are americans. Not chinese.

So DukeDresari didn't like the U.S. Army Band's rendition of the Official March of the U.S. Army, ''The Army Goes Rolling Along.'' It concludes all Reviews held on Army bases around the country. During Inaugural Parades Pershing's Own plays marches more slowly than is normal to set a slower tempo for High School students following them. Sorry Duke, but the march pays tribute to its soldiers and the band is mindful of thye well-being of students. That's how most Americans think, but not you.

have about 1000 modern tanks compared to the US' 6000 operational abrams tanks. look up the military spending numbers between the two country's

your right

@TennVol92 Well is because that isn't US military style. I mean showing Tanks, APC, IFV, AIFV, MRAP, SPAAG, Self Propelled Artillery, Towed Artillery, Flying military aircraft over, & other war machines is Russian, Chinese, & other nation military parade style.

true, there will still be search and destroy missions that need to be done by men but most bombings can be done without man putting their feet on land

USA FOREVER! GO ARMY!

Our military is too busy kickin ass putting on a parade was a last second thing

Yeah but they don't show their tanks to their citizens. They only show them to citizens from foreign countries.

Can't actually blame them, most I see are very old, so a bearing that is not so good is most likely, but I do agree, that the Marines should do the marching, or the Navy, either is good.

some of the troops dont look like they wanna be there

Military parade? It's a parade for the President. High School bands, College bands get to participate in them...

@KokeJr yea man i feel ya. i am an american and i wish we would have an official military parade, but unfortunately it is a sign or symbole of some sort of imperialism or monarchy of some sort, but anyway maybe in the future there will be one, and may i ask what country your from?

have you seen our technology, the us practically doesn't even need to have men walking on land. we can do everything by air and long range missiles. Look at the tomahawk missiles launched on libya

He can salute can't he he is the commander in chief, at least the colours. (and where i am it's -our not -or)

AMEN BROTHA PREACH IT!!! I am applauding for you right now. Damn right. It was 8 years of leadership that took this country to the state it is in now. Stop blaming the new kid on the block for all the mistakes he inherited.

Yeah and the air force is in charge of Aerial Attacks,Missile Defenses, and works with NASA, also its Most technologically advanced Military division on earth. so get off the high horse.

@TennVol92 I agree with you. USA has the coolest military tanks, planes, and nuclear missiles, but they never show it off in the parades.

Would be cool to see, but to my knowledge, the US has never held a big parade with major military hardware. Maybe the local NG unit drives a vintage 2.5 ton truck or a jeep in parades, but that is about the most you'll see. Those big parades remind Americans too much of the Cold War and the USSR; they would be protested not cheered.

@jar505 he knows he's their boss, and that's all that counts.

I agree with you. But don't you think it'd be fun to go all out just once? Columns of tanks, stealth fighters flying overhead and everything. Just to make the Chinese and Russian parades look shitty.

This is not a parade! This is called WALKING WITHOUT DISCIPLINE! or BLACKMEN PARADE.

Why doesnt the U.S display and showcase its military might and parade its troops on a grand larger scale like China or Russia?We should pay tribute to our military greatness its like in your face by all these other countries no shame in the game lets show'em!

where are the tanks and the missiles ?

The US already has the most powerful army in the world. No reason to intimidate other countries, which is largely why countries host annual parades of this sort and invite leaders from around the world -- as a way of saying "don't mess with us." ;-)

But why do we always have to march so lazily though? They're all smiles, hunched over, not really in unison. One guy isn't even holding his rifle up straight. I KNOW they teach that much. The military teaches discipline, precision & a host of other skills to be mastered even by the most basic troops. So it stands to reason that they should want to display all that discipline & training in the way they present themselves at home, the same way they're expected to when they're on the job.

The cuts to military spending were implemented automatically by sequestration. Read more, assume less.

@battleax86 Thats the winter overcoat that West Point cadets wear

where is Colonel William F. Guile and John J. Rambo ? :O

I must agree with you here. I like to watch those "Big brainwashed machine" parades. hehe. The precision and skill that go into some of them is amazing. But, machines are exactly what they are, unlike our military. All of our soldiers are trained to be leaders, so if the chain of command is destroyed the battle will not come to an end. A lot of those military's you take out their leaders and the rest will run around like chickens with their heads cut off.

@spudnick3490 Yes, war materials. Guns, food, ammo, etc. And isolationism is staying out of the business of countries who are separated by an ocean. Why would we get involved in a war which does not directly affect us?

@Guardsmen95 why should 'marines' or 'navy' do the marching?

Go see the Rockettes in NY if your looking for some fancy foot work.

@AwsomeAndrew2 When we speak of that many casualties in a single engagement, my question is not about the discipline of the individual fighting man, but of the quality of leadership. I do not doubt that most Red Army soldiers were fighting hard with a genuine concern for their family and homeland. The real issue is men like Zhukov. They disturb me to no end, knowing how many individuals they are willing to sacrifice to meet a particular objective.

I thought that the marine and army band both marched didnt they?

@ALBANO2684 no, marines are NOT better at fighting. where do you folks get this silliness from? until ww1, they were guards at embassies and on ships. in ww1, they pretty much fought in one battle. the army did the bulk of the fighting. in ww2, they were in the pacific, but more soldiers fought there, and killed more japanese. no marines of note in europe. this myth that marines are supermen is cute, but doesn't reflect reality. BOTH are great fighting forces, and 'competition' is dumb.

much better :].

And this is military parade?! Are you kidding?

Btw. It is to China. Look it up.

Why dont u upload more

the US military doesnt do a "show of force" out of respect for the people. Those types of military parades are to intimidate their own populations. If you wanna see US military power, go watch a video of shock and awe or something.

i dont think so, the cold war has been over for 20 years and i think such animosity stems from the fact that it is never american hardware thats being shown in these massive foreign parades. i believe a column of abrams, bradleys and MRAPS would generate immense public enthusiasm and interest in the military. it will also enforce the notion of discipline and unity as opposed to the public's perception that the army is all about blowing things up and shooting foreigners