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The U.S. Army Reserve made good on its promise to hold an “open house” on having some of its soldiers marching through Hayden one Sunday morning in almost full gear as part of a training exercise. Sort of. The “house” was open Wednesday night, but it was reminiscent of that old ‘60s poster: “Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came?” A half-dozen men in camouflage BDUs showed up at the Hayden City Hall and occupied the council chamber on Wednesday night, and waited for anyone wanting to question them about an exercise last month which involved several platoons marching along neighborhood streets/Jim Camden (pictured), Spin Control. More here.
Question: What do you make of this flap involving armed Hayden Reservists drilling by marching down Hayden streets earlier this winter?
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Bree on March 12 at 8:47 p.m.
When I was in college and lived in the dorms, the ROTC would march around them chanting early in the morning. That was fun.
moscow_minidoka on March 13 at 7:38 a.m.
Question: What do you make of this flap involving armed Hayden Reservists drilling by marching down Hayden streets earlier this winter?
It shows that many North Idahoans are a bunch of paranoid anti-government freaks who are still waiting for Helen Chenowith’s black helicopters (flown by BLACK PEOPLE!) to come strafe their homes and take away their guns and freedoms.
Good grief.
Transplanted_Texan on March 13 at 1:43 p.m.
I disagree with Moscow. It’s not a North Idaho flap, but an instance of national bloggers causing a stir about our town when no one in our town actually cared. And that’s why no one showed up - the dudes in their pajamas with their guns in Michigan and South Dakota couldn’t make the commute.