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An email with a photo of carefully-nurtured turf trimmed by a U.S. soldier in Iraq caught our attention recently. Little information was provided in the forwarded message, but an Internet search turned up several references to the image. One by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson quoted a newspaper article about the photo?EUR??,,????'?????< There can be little doubt that a patch of suburban-style green would be a comfort in that arid and often-hostile place. Here?EUR??,,????'?????< ?EUR??,,????'?????< Here is a soldier stationed in Iraq, stationed in a big sand box he asked his wife to send him dirt, fertilizer and some grass seeds so he can have the sweet aroma and feel the grass grow beneath his feet. If you notice, he is even cutting the grass with a pair of scissors. Sometimes we are in such a hurry that we don?EUR??,,????'?????< You don?EUR??,,????'?????< According to the Salem Statesman Journal : [Turner] asked his wife to send him some grass seed because he missed the green he was accustomed to in Hawaii and before that in Oregon. Kim Turner was happy to send her husband a little slice of home. She bought a packet of grass seed and a small hoe and mailed them with other goodies in a care box. Brook prepared a spot behind the single-wide trailer he shares with a few other soldiers, lining the 3-foot-by-7-foot area with large rocks and adding some dirt. As soon as the seed arrived, he planted it. He knew keeping the seed moist would be a challenge in the 125-degree heat. His fellow soldiers teased him about his failed project, but he was determined to grow a patch of grass. He talked with some Iraqis civilians authorized to be on post, and arranged to buy some sod. He purchased seven 1-foot-by-3-foot patches. Turner watered his lawn three times a day. He used a 5-gallon jug he filled in the bathroom, where the camp has running water. Sources: Lynn, Capi. ?EUR??,,????'?????< https://www.snopes.com/photos/military/grass.asp
There can be little doubt that a patch of suburban-style green would be a comfort in that arid and often-hostile place.
Here?EUR??,,????'?????<
?EUR??,,????'?????< Here is a soldier stationed in Iraq, stationed in a big sand box he asked his wife to send him dirt, fertilizer and some grass seeds so he can have the sweet aroma and feel the grass grow beneath his feet. If you notice, he is even cutting the grass with a pair of scissors. Sometimes we are in such a hurry that we don?EUR??,,????'?????< You don?EUR??,,????'?????< According to the Salem Statesman Journal : [Turner] asked his wife to send him some grass seed because he missed the green he was accustomed to in Hawaii and before that in Oregon. Kim Turner was happy to send her husband a little slice of home. She bought a packet of grass seed and a small hoe and mailed them with other goodies in a care box. Brook prepared a spot behind the single-wide trailer he shares with a few other soldiers, lining the 3-foot-by-7-foot area with large rocks and adding some dirt. As soon as the seed arrived, he planted it. He knew keeping the seed moist would be a challenge in the 125-degree heat. His fellow soldiers teased him about his failed project, but he was determined to grow a patch of grass. He talked with some Iraqis civilians authorized to be on post, and arranged to buy some sod. He purchased seven 1-foot-by-3-foot patches. Turner watered his lawn three times a day. He used a 5-gallon jug he filled in the bathroom, where the camp has running water.
Here is a soldier stationed in Iraq, stationed in a big sand box he asked his wife to send him dirt, fertilizer and some grass seeds so he can have the sweet aroma and feel the grass grow beneath his feet. If you notice, he is even cutting the grass with a pair of scissors. Sometimes we are in such a hurry that we don?EUR??,,????'?????<
You don?EUR??,,????'?????<
According to the Salem Statesman Journal :
[Turner] asked his wife to send him some grass seed because he missed the green he was accustomed to in Hawaii and before that in Oregon.
Kim Turner was happy to send her husband a little slice of home. She bought a packet of grass seed and a small hoe and mailed them with other goodies in a care box.
Brook prepared a spot behind the single-wide trailer he shares with a few other soldiers, lining the 3-foot-by-7-foot area with large rocks and adding some dirt.
As soon as the seed arrived, he planted it. He knew keeping the seed moist would be a challenge in the 125-degree heat.
His fellow soldiers teased him about his failed project, but he was determined to grow a patch of grass. He talked with some Iraqis civilians authorized to be on post, and arranged to buy some sod. He purchased seven 1-foot-by-3-foot patches.
Turner watered his lawn three times a day. He used a 5-gallon jug he filled in the bathroom, where the camp has running water.
Sources: Lynn, Capi. ?EUR??,,????'?????< https://www.snopes.com/photos/military/grass.asp
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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