May 28, 2010 | tagged Military pride Military bumper stickers: Thumbs up or thumbs down? Vote now!
Some couples fight about money or religion or who ate the last chocolate chip cookie. My husband and I argue over military bumper stickers and car magnets. I love them, he doesn’t. So, naturally, what was one of the first things I did when my soldier left on his first tour to Iraq? I put this sticker on my car window: “1/2 my heart is in Iraq.”
This is my (not-so-clean) Subaru sporting a "1/2 my heart is in Iraq" decal in 2006. Want one of your own? You can buy it — or one that is for Afghanistan — from MilitaryWives.com.I loved that sticker. In a strange way, it helped me feel connected to Kyle. But — and I’m not exaggerating — within 12 hours of my husband returning home from his tour, he’d scraped that sticker off our car. Any subsequent attempts by me to sneak a red-white-and-blue magnet or decal onto the car have been quickly thwarted.
While shopping last week at Hanscom Air Force Base just north of Boston, I found myself looking longingly at these bumper stickers, below. I love their strong colors and patriotic imagery. I feel my heart swell with gratefulness when I see signs like these on anyone’s car or truck or minivan.
This Memorial Day weekend, tell us: Do you wear your military pride on your bumper, or do you prefer a more low-key approach? Vote below.
And if you would like one of the three stickers shown above, post a comment here by midnight on Monday, May 31. (The stickers are great taped to a door or tacked to a bulletin board if you don’t want to put them on a car.) Be sure to tell us which sticker you want. Three entries (one for each sticker) will be selected at random. Happy Memorial Day!
Reader Comments (4)
I love the stickers but I don't see one for the army except the broken heart one??
My husband, a 17-year veteran, deploys to Afghanistan this August. Our car and trucks are COVERED with military bumper stickers. "Army Wife", "Army Strong", "Infantry". And now that his son has joined, I will be seeing "My Son Serves the US ARMY". And lets not get into his military slogan covered t-shirts!
I love the magnets. We have a support our troops, that is part yellow and part American Flag, in the ribbon style, and an American Flag, one on each side of our Volvo Wagon. Our son is in the Army, coming home in June, from his second tour in the ME, getting married in August. He is reserve, but most likely will become full time on his return. Christ's peace and strength to all our troops, and a shout out to all veterans, too, on this Memorial Day.
My husband is a Marine currently on his second tour in Afghanistan. I have an Eagle Globe and Anchor proudly displayed on my car. The only sticker my husband does not approve of is the '1/2 my heart is in Iraq/Afghanistan' because he said it's like telling bad guys, 'hey, my husband's gone, follow me home'. I never thought about it that way, and I always thought they were cute. However, he brought up a good point, and in this day and age, one can never be too careful!:)