Generals in a Jeep

General MacArthur in Jeep M38, a photo by lee.ekstrom on Flickr.

General Douglas MacArthur was as big as any rock star in his olive drab five-star uniform. He felt he was destined by God to hold his military position.

General MacArthur led the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. Eight days after this image was taken, MacArthur was removed from this command by President Harry S. Truman. MacArthur had voiced to the press his critical opinion of President Truman's limited-war strategy.

MacArthur served in the military for 52 years.

From left to right in the M38: Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgeway; Maj. Gen. Doyle Hickey; and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief of U.N. Forces in Korea. The specially modified Jeep 4x4 has a bar allowing General MacArthur to stand as he inspected the troops at the command post in Yang Yang, Korea.

The post was roughly 15 miles north of the 38th parallel, April 3, 1951.

Courtesy of Grigg, U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration.

NARA FILE #: 111-SC-365348.

WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1376

Creative Commons image: cleared for public release. This image is generally considered in the public domain. Not for commercial use.

Courtesy of U.S. Army Korea - Installation Management Command.

QR Codes on Parade Flags?

IMG_5938, a photo by musicwala on Flickr.

Kind of looks like QR Codes on their Parade Flags. Might make for a clever marketing opportunity.

Custom Jeep CJ-5 Removable Hardtop

Custom Jeep CJ-5 Removable Hardtop, a photo by lee.ekstrom on Flickr.

You too can have your very own removable hardtop for only three easy payments of $19.95. But that's not all ... it has side vents too!

Thanks to Brian Teutsch for posting his image in the Creative Commons.

New Jeep Come Together Campaign

jeep photo on homepage
Originally uploaded by lee.ekstrom

Living the Jeep Life is more than owning a vehicle. It's about the world-wide family that comes for the ride when you purchase an authentic Jeep 4x4. The new Jeep Experience seamlessly blends the Flickr world into the corporate website with a blend of life images. A number of my images were used in the original launch of the site. Not all sheetmetal and rubber, the new site exudes life, adventure and everything good about the Jeep lifestyle. Bravo!

Skittles.com is Social Slick

The Palm Pre promises to be effortlessly blend a sea of social networks into one easy-to-use device. We did something similar at the Jeep brand when we pooled all the social media sites into one hub. The innovative Jeep Experience portal is the collective home to Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and more. It's your one-stop-shop for everything Jeep.

Now Skittles has launched skittles.com and it's based on a floating navigation menu that remains the same regardless of the social media site your on. Instead of importing videos or photos to their site, or linking the user out to Flickr, or YouTube - the navigation follows you on your path to social serenity. While this navigation system won't work for most applications - it is a strong hint at things to come in the future in regards to fluid infrastructure and seamless integration to social networks. Bravo to the Media Planner who bought into this elegant experiment.