{"product_id":"operation-iraqi-freedom-stay-100-meters-back-towel-c-2003-original-khajistan","title":"Operation Iraqi Freedom “Stay 100 Meters Back” Towel, c. 2003 — Original","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"373\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCampaign: \u003c\/strong\u003eOperation Iraqi Freedom\u003cbr data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"146\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry \/ Theater: \u003c\/strong\u003eIraq\u003cbr data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 2003\u003cbr data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"188\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Military towel \/ novelty field item\u003cbr data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eTerry cloth fabric\u003cbr data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish and Arabic\u003cbr data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31″ × 58″\u003cbr data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"312\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eUsed. Wear consistent with age and field handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"702\"\u003eAn original Operation Iraqi Freedom towel printed in English and Arabic with the warning: “CAUTION STAY 100 METERS BACK OR YOU WILL BE SHOT.” A stark Iraq War–era object in the visual language of U.S. military checkpoint signage, adapting a threat normally seen on convoy and checkpoint warnings into a domestic textile format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acquired from a U.S. military servicemember who retrieved it from a checkpoint in Iraq during his deployment between 2003–2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"957\"\u003eExhibited in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/office-of-war-information-o-w-i\"\u003eKhajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"992\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability: \u003c\/strong\u003eOnly one available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHAJISTAN™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48127214584022,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/SMUTDESIGNSFORARTFRAMES_14x11in.png?v=1777418556","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/operation-iraqi-freedom-stay-100-meters-back-towel-c-2003-original-khajistan","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}