| Brechtel198 | 14 Jul 2021 7:30 a.m. PST |
Happy Bastille Day to all and sundry. And for all you diehards out there: Vive l'Empereur. |
Dave Jackson  | 14 Jul 2021 8:03 a.m. PST |
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| Jcfrog | 14 Jul 2021 10:49 a.m. PST |
No. It is a mascarade for a hollow shell, boneless and dying. |
| 14Bore | 14 Jul 2021 11:52 a.m. PST |
As do often on historical dates left this on the Last Word Thread. To Liberty, Equality and Fraternity! |
| dibble | 14 Jul 2021 12:01 p.m. PST |
Yup! Let's hear it with a warm memory of the drums and heads rolling for the new Republic…Yaaaaay! |
| John Tyson | 14 Jul 2021 1:37 p.m. PST |
My wife and I were in Paris, France, on July 14, 2018, and got to see the flyovers, parades, and fireworks. It was a most enjoyable day. However, to begin the flyovers, the first flight was trailing colored smoke in the French national colors. Oops. I took these photos. Notice anything amiss?
Fanch du Leon | 14 Jul 2021 3:05 p.m. PST |
Beautiful pictures John! "Anything amiss" is probably Notre-Dame's spire on the 1st picture. No merit for me as i work a few meters behind the trees line on this same picture's left.Vive la Nation, vive la République, and long life to all democracies in this world! |
| SHaT1984 | 14 Jul 2021 3:54 p.m. PST |
In 1984 it was wet and miserable, so I got to watch it on tv instead (that is, a Paris). The nightime fireworks were good tho looking from the 30th floor apartment I was sharing ;-) at Place d'Italie. >>Charles-Étienne Gudin- one of Davouts best generals throughout 1805+ and a thorougly devoted soldier. Men of Honour…
A bit like Richard III, he deserved his trip 'home'. regards d |
| KevinV | 14 Jul 2021 4:45 p.m. PST |
Vive la Republique.
My wife and I enjoyed Bastille Day. 1997. Lots of Cold War representation still. Met some Infantrie de la Marine and had drinks. Great weather, great time. |
| Capt John Miller | 14 Jul 2021 9:46 p.m. PST |
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| von Winterfeldt | 14 Jul 2021 10:38 p.m. PST |
I remember well my days in 1989 – the bicentennial, blistering heat in Paris, re – enacting sans culottes. |
| USAFpilot | 15 Jul 2021 12:03 p.m. PST |
Looks like one canister of red smoke was mislabeled as blue. Or it's a case of you just can't get good help these days. But I'm sure the airman was up to speed on all his wokeness training.🤮 |
| John Tyson | 16 Jul 2021 12:40 p.m. PST |
I got this 2021 Bastille Day photo from a friend who is in Paris. Was a rainy day, but all good!
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| Legionarius | 17 Jul 2021 8:33 p.m. PST |
In the first photo the leftmost plane is trailing red smoke. It should have been blue! Mon Dieu! C'est un vrai faux pas! |
