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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

War / Dance Dazzle Camouflage Dance Routine

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Our man in Java sent us this video of soldiers dancing in a military parade to honor the Sultan of Yogyakarta's 100th birthday. (He's been dead since 1989.)

Back in 1989 our man in Java was living in Java—now he's just visiting—and he attended that Sultan's funeral. "I was one of the two foreigners," he writes. "The other one was the well-liked ambassador to Indonesia at the time and later warmonger—Paul Wolfowitz."

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I loved Java (though not Jakarta). The owner of the homestay we arranged in one small city told us we were the first Americans to come through the entire city for years. I get it - it's a mostly muslim island, and there has been terrorism. But Americans are missing out.

Posted by Matt the Engineer on April 24, 2012 at 11:53 AM

All I can say is that I wish I had a uniform like that when I was in the military.

Posted by Reverse Polarity on April 24, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Love that camouflage material. I'm guessing the country must be covered in rose bushes from border to border.

Posted by PaulBarwick on April 24, 2012 at 1:03 PM

I wish we could've danced like that in the high school jrotc drill team. Instead we had to do lame (after several competitions) military moves.

Posted by Simone on April 24, 2012 at 1:24 PM

GAY!

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on April 24, 2012 at 1:33 PM

Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Kanjeng Sultan Hamengkubuwono Senopati Ing Alogo Ngabdurrakhman Sayidin Panotogomo Kholifatullah Ingkang Kaping Songo seemed like a pretty goodhearted and enlightened ruler who respected his people. And yes, that was his full official title, according to Wikipedia.

Posted by venomlash on April 24, 2012 at 2:04 PM

I liked it, though I imagine what Tony Perkins would say if our soldiers did that (and dressed like that) in a parade.

A damn sight better than the Macarena.

Posted by floater on April 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM