Gwot Tank Tops

Nothing like a night of fireworks in Baghdad until you realize all those rounds have to come down SOMEWHERE. And you are "somewhere."

The 213th ADA has campaign credits from the Mexican War, the Civil War, WWI and WWII. This Pennsylvania National Guard unit was most recently deployed to the Netherlands and Belgium in order to provide air defense against possible terror attacks in 2002. Since then the unit has been redesignated a Support Group and has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

In war, sometimes the joke is on you.

You just never know when you will want a candy bar outside the wire. Or peanuts. Or soda. Or a novelization of a superhero movie...

This explains both his love of ordnance and where he got his nickname.

The 233rd ADA has no battle honors. It stood down from the Arkansas National Guard and was transferred to Field Artillery during the Global War on Terror.

Not as far-fetched as you might think, considering the odd bag of entertainers we got.

I got this idea when I was traveling to the Green Zone.

I saw a guy coming from the docs a quarter mile away while I was on my walk. Want to guess what he asked me?

When we let some Uighurs go to Bermuda I'm sure they had never heard of the place before. I also know that Bermuda didn't seem to ask the UK about doing it either....

I must have picked this up at the souk. Part of the "Magnets of the Global War on Terror."

A unit of the Iraqi Defense Forces, I have no idea what this unit's true designation is but obviously it is copying U.S. Army convention with its triangle-and-title design and unit number at the peak. Picked this one up because I liked it.

MND-SE was the area of Iraq centered around Basrah and led by the UK contingent. I picked this patch up while I was at Camp Victory.

Hessian design with cross riffle and GWOT.

This DD214 Alumni OEF Afghanistan veteran design features service medal ribbon colors and perfect for any military veteran that proudly served in the Afghanistan campaign. Can also make a great gift for a Dad, Grandpa, Brother, or Uncle that's a OEF vet. No matter which branch you served in, let everyone know that you're a proud member of an elite group - this design features a service ribbon to commemorate service. Perfect to wear on any occasion; especially Armed Forces Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day.

The 2003 invasion of Iraq[a] was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq. This early stage of the war formally ended on 1 May 2003 when U.S. President George W. Bush declared the "end of major combat operations",

Officers are the best. They put a lot of thought into things. Sometimes they put TOO MUCH thought into things!

Remember your days at District 9 with a design that has all the ambiance of Al Udeid.

While I was in Guantanamo one Filipino gentleman in particular was NOT helping with Army recruiting...