There is a large water tower on FOB Ramadi. I have had dealings with this water tower in the past and you can read my old blogs if you want to know more about those dealings. Suffice it to say it has been a rough relationship. Part of the charm of this water tower is that it has become a public canvas of sorts. There are a few pieces of graffiti as well as some paintings of some of the unit insignias for some of the units that have been here. I am not sure as to whether or not people obtained permission to paint the water tower. For the graffiti I am pretty sure that it is not the case.
Ramadi Water Tower
There was one person who painted a not so nice word on the water tower and a few days later it was buffed over. In the states it would definitely be illegal to use a public water tower to express ones self artistically. That I am aware of, there is no explicit rule or regulation that prohibits painting on the water tower, or any other surface for that matter. They even allow you to climb up it if you want, just don't take any pictures of the base is all they ask. The question I have for all of YOU is what do you think about people painting on the water tower? In light of being in a war zone, it is probably an insignificant thing, but I am curious to see what people think none the less. Here are a couple pictures of the artwork/vandalism.
1 comment:
I think its cool. I think it is important for people to have an opportunity to 'mark their teritory' and leave something behind, if even somehting temporary like paint.
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