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Vol. 15 · No. 131 · Monday, 2 November 2026

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Specialist spending deployment bonus on massive van mural

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FORT DRUM — Spc. Doug Rewel is having trouble deciding between several different options for the side panel murals on his 1983 GMC Vandura, sources told Duffel Blog.

Rewell, a lanyard-puller or “gun bunny” with 3-310th Field Artillery, is a single E-4 with three deployments to his name. His van is in dire need of side panel adornment, friends say.

But Rewel cannot decide which mural he wants. His choices, admittedly, have been narrowed in recent weeks from as many as 12 to the current three options.

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