Sometimes, even the most well-meaning of tweets can come back to haunt you as a meme.
The 1st Armored Division out at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas tweeted a photo on Wednesday, which was almost certainly meant to stir pride — given the quote, “Commitment is an act, not a word,” complete with a “#WednsedayWisdom.”
But when that photo includes a tank and that tank has the name “Dropped As A Baby” painted on its gun, the Internet, quite frankly, doesn’t give a damn what the tweet’s intention was.
"Commitment is an act, not a word."
#WednesdayWisdom #IronSoldiers #Readiness pic.twitter.com/ufeOFkKFru— 1st Armored Division (@1stArmoredDiv) January 23, 2019
How far we’ve come from naming tanks “Big Punisher” or “Back With a Vengeance” as Stars and Stripes reported in 2003. And as Staff Sgt. Robert Pisciotta told Stars and Stripes all those years ago, “It’s not something you slap up there; you’ve got to put some thought and creativity into it.”
We couldn’t agree more. As our friend The Warax pointed out, the “best tank names are funny tank names.”
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Godspeed to this tank’s crew; may the wind always be at your backs, and “Dropped As A Baby” ever fierce.