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Army birthday parade sparks rediscovery of Von Steuben’s pimp-step parade doctrine

Army birthday parade sparks rediscovery of Von Steuben’s pimp-step parade doctrine

Lost doctrine finally answers the age-old question: What if marching was fabulous?

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WASHINGTON — One week after the United States Army marked its 250th birthday with pageantry, pyrotechnics, and more PowerPoint than any rational force should endure, a surprising historical revelation emerged from the archives: a previously unknown chapter from Baron Friedrich Von Steuben famed "Blue Book," detailing a drill move known as "pimp stepping…

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