Little Soldier Mugs

'War is heck!'

"Approaching 10,000 steps."

Joey discovers the difference between coffee beans and jelly beans.

"You're very interesting, for a civilian."

International Women's Day.

"Well if I can't be a cowboy I'll be a lawyer for cowboys."

'A portcullis is SO yesterday!'

"Monsieur, si vous plaît. I'm sure I ordered the fusilli and not the Fusilier."

Imagining a Better World Isn't Really That Hard

The Victors

Servicemen.

Cat in a tank...

'This one's for marrying him, and this one's for raising the kids.'

HDQTRS division, Motor Pool and Covert Ops.

"War is hell and so is this soup."

'This has the makings of their toughest season ever.'

Military Medals

he tries to fly all the time but actually never gets airborne

Kid to mom: 'Tell me again about the time you helped fortress a city, subdue hostile fire and got home and baked us all raspberry strudels.'

Soldier armed with a pen.

October 11, 2009: History is made when 8-year-old Tommy Wurtner becomes the first child to enter space.

'I'm sure that you are highly qualified. It's just that we're not hiring anyone at the third grade level.'

"Hey, dad. We wanna play army before we go to bed. Can we have our toy medals back?"

'I was in a camouflage unit, so this one is for Hide and Seek.'

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

'This one is for serving 27 years in the military without anyone finding out I'm gay.'

"Kindergarten, first grade,second grade, third grade...when do we get to retire?"

Two kids watch a duck swim past their window in the rain

"How come you always take Amnesty International's side?"

MUM! No one wanted to buy my cowpats

Boy pilot.

"I'm trying to forget a pussycat."

Monuments

'Any wilderness skills besides making smores?'

'You can come down a peg. Mesopotamia gave the world bureaucracy, you know.'