Army: Savannah, stop kissing soldiers
According to the Associated Press, the Army wants the women of Savannah, Georgia to stop rushing into the street to kiss soldiers while they march in the St Patrick’s Day parade;
Roughly 200 soldiers from nearby Fort Stewart are expected to march in the coastal Georgia city’s sprawling St. Patrick’s Day parade March 17. Traditionally, women wearing bright lipstick dart from the crowd to plant kisses on the faces of passing troops.
A Fort Stewart spokesman and the parade’s chief organizer said Thursday the Army wants the soldier smooching stopped.
Somehow, I think that if the tradition involved transgender women kissing soldiers on the street, the Army wouldn’t say anything.
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No doubt this is the most pressing issue facing the city of Savannah. If that is in fact the most pressing issue the city officials ought to be grateful that such a simple tradition is all they have to concern themselves with these days.
However according to Trip Advisor Savannah has some of the highest crime rates in the nation…perhaps they could concern themselves with making their city safer instead of worrying about the silly tradition of kissing soldiers while wearing bright lipstick.
It’s not Savannah that has the issue. It is an as-yet unnamed officer of troops that feels red lipstick on one’s cheek makes one out-of-uniform.
“the Army wants the women of Savannah, Georgia to stop”
marching soldiers “need to look professional” and “red lipstick is not part of the uniform.”
AZtoVA; I guess the lipstick on the GI’S going through those liberated towns in Europe during the second world war didn’t show up on their cheeks as the women kissed them, since most of those newsreels were in black and white. Smarten up Ms./Mr. unnamed officer.
Yep I blame Friday for my lack of comprehension…makes more sense now…
“marching soldiers “need to look professional” and “red lipstick is not part of the uniform.”
I would make the argument that they’re marching in a field uniform. By definition, field uniforms are permitted to get dirty and they should if you’re working hard. So just like the mechanic with a grease smear on his cheek and the engineer with dirty boots, these boys are just stuck with markings of the day’s duty.
Also I remember being told that it wasn’t an issue if EVERYONE wore something the same way in formation. So if they all have lipstick on their cheeks, maybe we’re the ones who are wrong for not having it?
How about “Lipstick On Your Collar” Sounds like a 50’S song.
I also notice the green necklaces around their necks.
Those are pace count beads!
They’re green ain’t they? Tactical, man.
all i will say is having gone to Savanna for 5 St Patties days, i don’t remember anything past 2pm…. thank god there were no cell phones back then!
Maybe if the soldiers were carrying scary black rifles (with bayonets), this would stop?
I would need to see more photos of the women involved before deciding whether this tradition should be sustained or discarded.
Of the two already presented, I see no problem. Other than I’m jealous. Which is probably why some old fart with stars is against the practice.
My biggest memory of Savannah was when I was a Young Devil Dog and went to a Friends House in Florida for a long Weekend. We had another Marine we were dropping off and as we were passing through Savannah about 130 in the morning there was a horrible stench.
I remember asking what smelled like shit, and they both answered “Savannah”
If they kiss soldiers what do they do to Marines?
Sit on their face.
Don’t know about Savannah, don’t know about Marines, but at the San Diego St. Patrick’s Day parade, “free beer for firemen” signs are commonplace, and the occasional tit flash is not unheard of.
If they can’t kiss the troops anymore, a tit flash would work for me.
Why not both?
Why not a boobie motorboat?
Rusty Trombone?
OTW; Went to downtown City of Delray Beach block party the night before the St.Patty’s Day Parade wearing my USS Okinawa cap and my Nassau County NY 2nd Batt. fire Dept parade tee shirt and it was free beer and hot dogs.
I don’t partake in the free beer, as I don’t drink, but St. Patty’s in San Diego has fun available for all ages and maturity levels.
Anything and everything, according to friends of mine who were stationed at MCAS Beaufort and went to Savannah on many a weekend.
What? No pictures of 3rd ID troops? Just the Rangers and Fire Brigade personnel.
Dog Face Soldiers (past and present) need some loving too!!/smile
The only other pictures I could find were of JROTC cadets stealing the ladies’ kisses from real soldiers in the parade.
Roger.
((Out))
The gals of Savannah should respond with a little civil disobedience.
Gonna be tough to “order” the ladies to stop! It would be “female empowerment” for them to continue or even expand the kissing tradition!
Yep! Try ordering a civilian to do what the Army wants. Nope
Try ordering a civvie llwoman to do what the Army wants. Hell’s no!
I suspect that the lovely ladies of Savannah will go full retard on this and most definitely engage in civil disobedience! Wish I could be part of it
Nyuck nyuck nyuck
I have been the the Savannah St. Patrick’s Parade.
It is fantastically!
Ladies, keep up the great work!
The female on male open display of affection is part of the tradition of the parade and should never be changed.
If I were to hazard a guess at the source of this request from the Army, I would postulate that they are Damn Yankees without any appreciation of Southern Hospitality.
Or the jealous overweight wife of a soldier.
Bingo! Nothing like killing a morale boosting tradition due to sensitivities.
Seems like harmless fun to me.
They should turn it into a charity fundraiser, where women have to buy tickets for a kiss.
Maybe the trannies don’t like getting kissed by girls???
The Damn Yankees? The super group from the late eighties? DAMNIT! Those dudes are always up to no good!
No, the Broadway play and movie of the same title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kjQmgm0r4g
…and Lola wants YOU!
A Fort Stewart spokesman and the parade’s chief organizer said Thursday the Army wants the soldier smooching stopped.
Why do I feel as if E-8 Moerk is somehow involved in all of this?
NO SHIT!!!
I hadn’t thought of her for a while, but if anyone is out to throw troops under the bus or fuck with morale, it’s her. I hope she retired by now.
No, not the dependapotamus……. aaarrggghhhh!!!!!
Sheesh. Some bigoted idiots want to stop “bussing”.
I see what you did there!
Are they trying to ban all the fun things?! Did fort stewart hire a bitter and old blue hair feminist to make these no-fun rules up? What are they gonna do? Create a no-fun brigade to patrol the parade to make sure no fun is had? How Lame! SMGDMFH
There are no blue-hair feministits. There are only slovenly creatures like trigglypuff. Wanna see a picture of it?
OH NO, PLEASE DON’T! HAVE MERCY!
Thank you for the hearty laughter, Gat Cat!
Glad I could help.
Trigglypuff? SHOOT IT BEFORE IT mates and lays eggs!
Kill it with fire!
It could be worse. Men kissing men. 😥
Somehow, I suspect there are not a few in high levels of the Army that would be peachy keen with that.
What if one were marching in the parade, and only 25 meters up ahead, saw a Bradley Manning on his knees on a mechanic roller…. smiling and waiting for his turn.
Boot to the head.
Just grab’em by the pussy. 😂
Some Colonel’s Dependa got jealous…Ladies of Savannah please continue the tradition even if it is out of spite…the soldiers aren’t going to mind.
Field and General Grade wives are often good at being a pain in the ass.
Jeezuz… as if there weren’t more pressing concerns for the parade organizers and the Army. Personally, I wouldn’t mind having a “flower of the South” kiss me if I were marching in a parade.
Since I get to kiss a Southern Belle good morning and good night on a daily basis, I can affirm that it is a very positive experience.
It would not surprise me to learn that these Savannah ladies are continuing the tradition encouraged by Robert E. Lee for the young ladies of the area to improve the morale of the men of the Army of Virginia.
Graybeard… I envy you.
Avoiding the craziness again this year. But my American Legion post is having a St Pats party in Hinesville. So me and the Mrs will be hanging out with some folks from Fort Stewart and my fellow Legionaires Ps. If you plan to go to any St Pats in Savannah. Try and book a year in advance. Or you could get a room locally like here in Hinesville or someplace nearby.
There are plenty of Marines across the river who won’t mind replacing the Army. A change of command happen in Hinesville recently?
Only issue here is whacha gotta do to be on the outside of the gaggle marching. Could be some unnecessary roughness while forming up.
I thought for sure that this was a gag from either The Duffel Blog or The Onion but NO SHIT, some higher-up has a cocklebur in their pantyhose, so now this.
I have no doubt that even as we speak somewhere in the bowels of HQDA there is a crack team drafting a new AR to address this dire threat to troops and good order…
Some low-T fat slob with rank got passed over by the girls last year, and it’s payback time.
‘the Army wants the soldier smooching stopped’
A respectful recommendation to Army senior leadership:
Don’t try to impose rules/regulations that you have neither the will nor the capability to enforce.
In other words, let it go and get out of the way.
Those soldiers have more than earned a few harmless kisses from the local gals.
Sent a link to a Belle who wrangled a Yankee Ranger family member.
She sent back a photo of them liplocked at one of the parades.
Her comment about banning the kissing bandits.
“Good luck with that”
Things must be slow in Savannah
😂😂
Doubt that those Georgia girls are going to pay much attention, but maybe they could accommodate that ‘an as-yet unnamed officer of troops’ by changing their shade of lipstick to ensure it is more in keeping with uniform regs
I was stationed at Ft. Stewart GA in 1990 until we deployed to SA/Iraq/Kuwait in AUG 1990.
Popped over to Savannah and River Street on the weekends.
I had a pretty good time there minus the field time in the swamps.
Our troop was the OPFOR for the East Coast NTC.
As for the kissing, I wasn’t in any parades but enjoyed romantic evenings by the ponds with the setting sun reflecting off the alligators eyes while my eyes gazed upon the Georgia peaches…
I believe this is a cunning plan to increase the amount of smooches.
Asking a spirited Southern Belle not to kiss a soldier is as counter-productive as telling her to shut up.
Did the Soldiers get a say in this? I don’t think there is a red blooded, Hetero Male who thinks there is an issue! Just those panty wastes in headquarters. Kiss away ladies, you will raise morale!!!