T-Walls Of Joint Base Balad (LSA Anaconda), Iraq
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[Note - float the cursor over the Gallery button to see pages of T-walls that remember our fallen Soldiers and civilian workers; float the cursor over the Contact button to make a comment.]
[Revision July 2020- I revised the introduction by adding my account of contacting the mother of a Soldier who died in the Joint Base Balad Hospital. He was one of a group of 3 Soldiers who were medevaced to the emergency room. I was part of the team that transported the men to the ER from the helicopters.  I told my story to the mother of the soldier who later died. She sent me pictures of her son and they are included in this revised book starting on page 14.]


T-walls are concrete barriers (typically 12 feet tall in the shape of an inverted T) that are used to protect people and property from the blast of incoming rocket and mortar attacks. T-walls surrounded all buildings on the base including cafeterias, sleeping quarters, the base theater, etc. 

The sheer number and amazing quality of the drawing and paintings on the T-walls is amazing. I wanted to document these T-walls and other art (e.g. unit wall hangings in the cafeterias or some type of 3-D sculptures) derived from the many servicemembers who have been stationed on this base. 
     
The idea for this book was conceived soon after landing in Joint Base Balad, Iraq. I was one member of a Red Cross team sent to Balad to deliver emergency communications between the families at home and deployed service members. 

The book is designed to be searched for military units and the names of service members on the wall. Each page of a T-Wall contains the photograph and any unit names or names of servicemembers; these are written below each photograph. This text is searchable. The book is free. I have added the table of contents for anyone to see if their T-wall is included in the book.

 I have some examples of photographs of the T-wall in the gallery; the gallery contain two pull down menus.

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  • Home
  • Gallery
    • We remember the fallen...
    • We remember the fallen...
    • We remember the fallen...
    • More T-Walls
  • Table of Contents
  • PDFs
  • Red Cross Team
  • Contact
    • Comments