Shown below is a soldier painting his company's crest on a wall. Large cement barriers are common on bases throughout Southwest Asia. Used primarily as blast protection for buildings and other structures. T-Walls number in the hundreds on any given base.
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Art of War...
When I first entered Kuwait, I noticed the brightly colored T-Walls and was happy to see someone had brought some color to this country. After reading an article about this painting tradition, I understood that "each unit would recruit their most artistic member to paint the face of one of the T-Walls before leaving the country."
Shown below is a soldier painting his company's crest on a wall. Large cement barriers are common on bases throughout Southwest Asia. Used primarily as blast protection for buildings and other structures. T-Walls number in the hundreds on any given base.


Troop members painted this to remember the loss of victims of Flight 93.
Shown below is a soldier painting his company's crest on a wall. Large cement barriers are common on bases throughout Southwest Asia. Used primarily as blast protection for buildings and other structures. T-Walls number in the hundreds on any given base.
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