[Alia]

Well, given the types of gear servicemen are "allowed" to carry back from the mid-east, my gut response would be "no, not military".

But who knows. Maybe it's a "don't tread on me King Cobra" making a political statement.

[Rebelbase]

There’s always the chance that this guy was tending his still and ran over a garden hose that flipped up in his face.