Humvee Turtle Power T-shirt veterans the ash covered streets

the ash covered streets

We remember the brave heroes every day of our freedom-loving lives and on this Memorial Day especially

The memories of those we lost in the fields and deserts of faraway lands are etched deeply into our hearts

The disciplined few who don’t need applause to know they’re moving the needle

and sometimes they are tough

Humvee Turtle Power T-shirt veterans the ash covered streetsThe Uber of the Battlefield By DIA They called it a Humvee, but for those of us who rode in it, it was the battle wagon of the 21st century grunt. This beast on wheels didnt care if it was in the mountains of Afghanistan or the heat blasted streets of Baghdad. Wherever we went, it showed up, strapped in, and ready to roll. Once uparmored during the height of the Iraq War, the humble HMMWV earned its nickname: the Turtleback. Heavy, armored, and about