Full National Victory Celebration Parade (Operation Desert Storm - 1991) 

The high water mark of American power and influence, just after the fall of the Soviet Union. You can see here a nation with no doubts at all about its supremacy. It provokes thought when watching from 2022.

1:58:14 the highlight of the parade

40:51 Neo Fresco Sublimation starts playing

like is the last Major military parade to date in the US

40:49 is the bit you wanted to see

This is amazing. My sister and I were 16 at the time (we're twins) and our father was in Desert Shield/Desert Storm serving in the USMC. He wrote to let us know he was marching in the parade. I took pictures of all the tanks and the stealth bombers. The tanks absolutely destroyed Pennsylvania Avenue and the road was nothing but rubble in some places because of all the weight. We met up with him afterwards and the USO closed off the Ellipse as a picnic area for Servicemen and their families. People came up to him and thanked him for his service and welcomed him home. The USO gave us all the food, drinks, and candy we could eat and there were even a couple of Bald Eagles on display. After the USO picnic we went to the Washington Monument grounds and guess who comes walking up to us? Dick Cheney! He took a picture with us and it was printed in the Ft. Belvoir newspaper - I still have it somewhere. Anyways the fireworks display was huge, the ashes and paper from the charges were raining down on us and it smelled like sulfur - we stunk afterwards! A lot of the fireworks were these yellow bows and I guess they went off too soon because they were super close and we even ducked down a couple of times. It was definitely a great time, I'll never forget it. I remember being so proud of my father A MARINE and feeling lucky that we were able to attend the parade and be in the Nation's Capital.

As someone who's tuned into a lot of Russian V-Day parades (Before all the current events occurred) there's a very subtle difference in feeling between Soviet/Russian military parades and American military parades. Russian parades obviously celebrate their victory against Germany in WWII but their parades give you almost a sense of fear and intimidation with a sense of nationalism with the screaming and chanting of soldiers and the band personally singing patriotic songs afterward such as "We are the Army of the People" as the Russian president personally oversees the parade. Meanwhile American parades give you a feeling like this is just another 4th of July celebration and you're just watching a parade with a good ol' BBQ and a hotdog in hand during a good summer breeze as average everyday citizens tune in to see their loved ones marching and show their support or to be out of the house and enjoy the day. It's a niche but noticeable difference between the two superpowers

40:30 82nd Army Airborne Division

43:44 that’s some beautiful marching right there

54:34 MiM 104 patriot missile 1:08:10 the marine battle tank or abrams 1:14:34 towed M77A2 howitzer 1:20:07 tomahawk missile 1:29:46 c2 greyhound 1:38:29 b2 stratafortress bomber 36:37 M270-mlrs 1:40:04 lockheed f-117 stealth bomber 1:09:25 Stryker combat vehicle 1:11:13 AAVP-7A1 marine amphibious assault vehicle

Im really glimpsing the past, the speaker, the ambient noise of people murmuring kids crying being brought on parade, durms, just goosebumps

31:40 I remember watching this tank for the first time, I was a little kid back then but it struck me as a some piece of future veichle 30 Years later, it still is an Amazing piece of equipment

I've been told by friends in the service (artillery in the 11th Airborne, formerly part of the 25th Infantry) that there's a very practical reason that you don't see American soldiers in parade goose stepping like their counterparts in Russia or North Korea. The marching form of these men is hardly different from how they'd actually march on foot. It may seem less "classy", but it shows that an American soldier's first duty isn't to go up and down the streets like rockettes, they're fighters first and parade decor second.

i love US style march. No stupid goose step at all.

1:01:10 Wow, what a great moment for the 25th Marine Band, you can tell they came to play. Great choice of music as opposed to the other marches played prior. The crowd really ate it up!

When you realize the last big USA military parade was when the Soviet Union was still around💀

1:03:51 damn, that kid makes me tear up

I none of the soldiers at 40:49 knew in 30 years there 10 second clipped would create a whole community made of people who just really like 80s Aesthetic combined with military intervention

1:03:51 is the best part hands down

This fucking rocks. The energy especially during the air display is insane

Wish we still had military parades, that alone would instill a lot more patriotism in the nation. Should be an annual event for Independence Day or veteran’s day

I just love the sound of a tank in motion 32:00

I Marched in this Parade as Part of 3rd MAW , but we were from Cherry Point NC with Harriers out of a Makeshift Base near Al Jubail. We were at the Scud Bowl. We established a Base at an Abandoned Soccer Stadium with a Lear Jet 1000' Runway. We extended the runway to '3000 and Flew Three Loaded Harriers off the Runway at a Time every half an hour using FAE Bombs ( Fuel Air Explosive) to explode Land Mines and CBU's Cluster Bomb Units. We lost 4 Planes from AAA Anti Aircraft Fire and at least one was a POW shown on Television.

Magnificent, aren't they?

This isn't the only war the US won but I gotta admit this is pretty damn cool

I was told there was Sublimation in this parade.

As a fully paid-up believer in the ethic, aesthetic and teleology of the Angloshphere, I do not, and do not want to, believe in American decline. But if American power truly is ebbing, this is the high water mark. A nation supremely confident with it’s place at the top of the world order. This is a civilisation entirely at ease with it’s own power, which would not even consider the self-flagellation which contemporary American politicians appear to simply expect.

Its crazy to think that just the troops, their equipment and their materiel displayed in this parade are quite possible more than enogh to topple most goverments around the world. Crazy.

Hearing the guy describe the b-52 as 30 years old is weird

I wish our country was like this again

The most civilized army in the world.. 😍😍😍

My brother and I were in this parade as well as the one in New York City. It was a different world then.....

🇺🇸America is greatest not when it fights for politicians but for the man or woman next to them, for neighbors and family. When it fights for freedom and not oil. When it fights against tyranny. America is greatest not when it hates itself but when it loves itself. We love others as we love ourselves.🇺🇸

We need more military parades in the US. If there was an annual military parade I would love that.

That crying baby is 30 years old today.

wow, they rolled a whole f15 with the ground parade. that was fucking awesome

Goosebumps, Thank you for Posting . this One of the Best and Memorable Military /Victory Parade I have ever watched. It is just SAD to say that some of the Leaders of the Counrty that JOINED in this Occasion, Is NOT With US anymore.RIP OUR HEROES

This is such a far cry from where we are today. Look at the patriotism.

B A S E D AND F R E E D O M P I L L E D

40:49 the moment you've been waiting for

Yes, I watched the meme and now I am here. However I have wanted to see what an American military parade looks like. Man this looks to be awesome.

That's cray how it looks like a completely different time. The vibes are totally different from now

C-Span news be like damn goebbels had some good camera angels tho

1:01:10 - 1:01:58 Best part of the parade

It’s a damn shame these things don’t happen again

America doesent need military parades, they are blessed with Emma and her two moms

America is so humble that they bring just one of their military vehicles

Hard to believe its been 32 years!

I have to admit. Out of the services, the Marines are rhe sharpest at marching!

Fair winds and following seas to all.

nice

Wow CSPAN had something worth watching

Unlike those soviet/communists parades, there's no need to pull every tank and vehicle out of the arsenal to show strength, the US knows it has hundreds/thousands of these warmachines to the point they dont care about having to show it's numbers at parades like this.

29:26 M2 Bradley 31:56 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank 36:57 M270 MRLS Multiple Mobility Rocket Launcher Systems 54:30 HEMTTS 54:54 M1 Patriot Missiles 1:11:56 AAV

The 1990s were an amazing time. Sure, there were some terrorists, riots, and school shootings, but those were just annoyances compared to the booming economy, the victory in the Middle East, the exciting new technology of the internet, low unemployment, low inflation, cheap gas, new CGI in movies, the fall of the USSR, and what seemed to be a vindication of everything the country stood for. Japan's economy was slowing, and while fears of them overtaking us were alive until about the mid-90s, they were for nothing. In 2023, much of the luster has worn off. We're still number one and China is slowing down, but the world is still rife with war, terrorism, and Russia is still at it in Europe. We're suffering from un and under-employment, Bidenflation, and colleges are being run by genocidal woke terrorists who, as it turns out, hate Jews, hate Christianity, hate America, and hate the West. On top of that, wokists in Hollywood have ruined countless franchises, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, DC, and have even tainted Middle Earth along the fringes ("Rings of Power" isn't canon to the books), among countless others. It's like we're stuck in the 1970s all over again. Here's hoping for a new 80s. Then a new 90s.

Beautiful

if they do more of this, im sure they it can help resolve the recruiting crisis

Nice

I wish this was filmed with a decent camera

Thanks for this upload, N ! gga

I love how we have a legit band army.

46:10 My nana was the CmSgtMaj at Meade. Dad was also in the 220th MP in Rockville.

34:00 is my Favorite part!

As a Filipino American i find this parade very cool

Romans and British would be proud

GO ARMY!

I miss when we loved our country and didn’t dish on our own home every second we get

this now looks weird without Sublimation by Neo Fresco

gotta love that chocolate-chip camo

Cool huh any Alex’s comment right?

41:33 AIRBORN

1:08:03

It was as much a Cold War victory parade as it was a Desert Storm parade.

Back when America was sane and united, uncorrupted by the insane ideologies and incompetence ravaging it today

Hella chill

Intervention now!

When historians looks back I think this will be looked at as the peak of the American Empire. Before it all came crumbling down

The guy naming the aircraft should have done some studying before gwtting on that mic, lol! He named the wrong aircraft so many times. Like when he called an F/A-18 an F-16, and he called an AV-8 an F/A-18 right aftwr calling an AV-8 an AV-8, and so many more, lol!

best thing of Democracy

i wonder if the popularity of the initial victory threw us headfirst into the endless war on terror that noone really won

you came here for the armor 1:08:19

Can we Imagine an Iraqi watching this now?

The moment When your sense of shame Is 0

1:00:53 2nd Marine Division Band

Wow look at all these holy liberators! They must have done great things in Kuwait

US Parade: Thanks for your service! Thanks for protecting us! Meanwhile on the Russian Parade: "Fear us! Fear our Nuclear Doomsday weapons! The west will Bow to us!"

Only God knows what they're celebrating

Why no sanctions?

🇺🇸🗽En Dios Confiamos🗽🇺🇸 Ejercito profesionalizado, fuerzas armadas modernas, superioridad tecnológica armamentística, potencia nuclear, el único país del mundo con la capacidad de invadir cualquier país en cualquier continente del mundo y el único con la capacidad de estar en varias guerras a la vez, y su número de elementos activos es desconocido tanto que ni ellos mismos saben cuantos son por que tiene contingentes enteros esparcidos en sus bases por todo el mundo, no necesita presumir con pomposos y masivos desfiles como los países comunistas y euroasiaticos 😈

1:33:51 THE FIGHTING FALCON

Peak Pax Americana

the freedom sounds

When America was badass

I wish our soldiers were supported like this now.

I wish they would have had more tanks and missiles all side by side! It looked weak in my opinion! We have the most powerdil military in the world. Why not look like during the one largest parade we had right here in the Capitol? China and Russia makes sure their parades are put together very well. Ours, not so much!

Some people think that the Russian parades are vain, or that the parade is signaling a totalitarian regime.... but you are all wrong. Parades are about national unity and pride, not about displaying power except in the form of unity and dedication to their national identity or cause. Really think about it. Marching bands and songs stir up a spirit of working towards a single goal: defending your country. In the case of the USA, we should have parades with bands, singing, and displays of discipline. All of this should be directed to unity in defending our rights. Let me be clear: rights and liberty, not government interests or politics. Our Constitution of these States and Bill of Rights should have everyone's loyalty. If not, it will not he long before our country is fully divided. A nation divided against itself cannot stand.

They really just towed a F-15 instead of flying it over huh?

Latin americans-First time right?

1:52:12 best moment

Halliburton and Exxon Mobil are thanking you for your service.