I'd read the same thing as you, so thanks for setting the record straight.
This is very offensive behavior; the government realizes what a PR debacle this has become, and the soldiers should have known better. I hope the individuals who created/bought/wore these t-shirts were severely disciplined.

And El Bueno -- jackfrost can have whatever picture/avatar he wants for himself. Tolerance, my friend...

"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou