Every Memorial Day we honor the brave soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice and died for our country. This year is no different, but I have decided to honor a specific group of the fallen who have no monuments and receive relatively little attention for their noble deeds—those who have lost their lives in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.

On the front of the shirt I have a cartoon of Willie, Joe and two of their fellow dogfaces to honor all 1,000 soldiers that have lost their lives in Afghanistan. On the back of the shirt, there are 3,500 Willie and Joes to honor every soldier that has fallen in Iraq. I do not intend for this shirt to marginalize our soldiers who have lost their lives in past wars; instead, I want to remind everyone that our troops are making that same sacrifice today.