"everyone wants to ride in a Stryker"

As the Huey helicopter came to signify the Vietnam War, the Conflict in Iraq will be remembered for the Stryker. Rushed into service and initially derided by vets, the vehicle has become much loved by the troops. This article describes why:

The vehicle, built by Sterling Heights, Mich.-based General Dynamics Land Systems, was named for two Medal of Honor recipients: WWII Pfc. Stuart Stryker and Spc. Robert Stryker, who served in Vietnam.
It boasts a digitized sensor suite that gives it much better access to intelligence information than older combat vehicles. A newly added steel cage looks ungainly - the Stryker is much wider on top than its wheel base -- but grenades bounce off before they explode.

Most importantly, it is proving to be very protective of the people it carries inside. According to the brigade`s statistics, as of June, Strykers had been involved in nearly 700 direct engagements with the enemy -- among them IEDs, car bombs, and rocket-propelled grenade attacks. There have been around 250 injuries, but just over 200 of the injured returned to duty within three days, like Robinson.

There have been just four killed in Strykers.