Hindu Kush mountain range

Hindu Kush mountain range
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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.
...and those who gave their lives at the Pentagon. 9-11 has not been forgotten!

Sometimes T-Walls are used to identify the location, and also are great for photographing my location; which is often mixed up in my head, when I visit up to 13 locations on one tour.


This Dr. Suess painting is promoting a "Reading Program".

This one was one of my favorites.

And even the Cartoonists found the interior of a bunker made a great canvas to leave their creative drawings for soliders to enjoy when sent to take cover.