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Old 02-09-2012, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
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What’s up with these Marines lately. First pissing on dead bodies now this? Is the constant duty rotations leaving no time for common since? If these guys were in my unit I would have slapped the **** out of them.


U.S. News - Marines posed with flag resembling Nazi SS logo in Afghanistan
Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva, a spokesman at Camp Pendleton, Calif., said the photo was brought to the attention of the 1 Marine Expeditionary Force inspector general in November, and he found there was no intent on the part of the Marines to identify themselves with a racist organization.

Oliva said the investigation found that the SS symbol was meant to identify the Marines as scout snipers.
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:43 PM
 
Location: United State of Texas
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Big F'n Deal.

The preachings of the holier than thou crowd are ridiculous.
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:46 PM
 
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Didn't even bother to read the story or you would know that had already been done.
Good. I do have fairly high expectations of the Marine Corps, glad to see they're on the ball.
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:48 PM
 
Location: chattanooga
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I dont know about that flag but this is a good looking group of fighting men here.
Marines Iraq


Tennessee Warriors in Afghanistan
Thanks, Pam

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Old 02-09-2012, 01:53 PM
 
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I dont know about that flag but this is a good looking group of fighting men here.
Marines Iraq


Tennessee Warriors in Afghanistan
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Look, more racist flags!
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:07 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Look, more racist flags!
You betcha!
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:10 PM
 
Location: Earth
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That's nice. Irrelevant, but nice. One presumes that one or another adult in the chain of command will educate them in the error of their ways.
In reality, the chain is most likely aware but doesn't feel the need to say/do anything until they get heat.
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Gone
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That actually makes more sense. I simply see no reason to start condeming these Marines before all the facts are in.

However, if I were a Marine instructor, I would tell them: lose the damn cameras, etc. This is war, not a social media event.
Exactly what I was thinking. I know know one would ever go on any missions in my platoon with cameras, not unless they would like me to show them what the inside of the camera looks like the hard way. Jeeeez guys, stop taking pictures the civilians won't get it.
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:31 PM
 
Location: One of the 13 original colonies.
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Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva, a spokesman at Camp Pendleton, Calif., said the photo was brought to the attention of the 1 Marine Expeditionary Force inspector general in November, and he found there was no intent on the part of the Marines to identify themselves with a racist organization.

Oliva said the investigation found that the SS symbol was meant to identify the Marines as scout snipers.

Exactly! And any fool that thinks they are identifying with a racist organization is simply that, a fool. Of course all of the liberals will make a big deal out of it.
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Old 02-09-2012, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Gone
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Exactly! And any fool that thinks they are identifying with a racist organization is simply that, a fool. Of course all of the liberals will make a big deal out of it.
Really? I am considered a Liberal and have NO problem with it.
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