That “something” is *not* a soldier. Soldiers love walls. Regardless of their utility in defensive applications and the requirement for ingenuity in defeating them in offensive operations, there’s just something about a huge, blank wall that whispers “Paint something on me,” to a soldier. Combine that with the urge to leave a message that says, “I was here and did something that meant something," and eventually, blank walls become decorated walls.And the FOBs in Iraq have scads and scads of huge, blank walls.T-walls – made of reinforced concrete and shaped like an inverted…uhhhh…well, a T. They vary in height from...
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