{"id":10789,"date":"2012-02-09T17:34:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T22:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=10789"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:24:49","slug":"marines-pose-with-nazi-symbol-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2012\/02\/marines-pose-with-nazi-symbol-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines pose with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Outrage: The Marine Corps today confirmed one of its scout sniper teams posed in front of the notorious flag in September 2010 in Sangin province but insisted the issue has since been addressed internally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SAN DIEGO (AP) \u2013 The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that a sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS.<\/span><\/p>\n

Use of the SS symbol is not acceptable, and the Marine Corps has addressed the issue, Lt. Col. Stewart Upton said in a statement. He did not specify what action was taken.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upton said the Marines in the photograph, posted on an Internet blog, are no longer with the unit. The picture was taken in September 2010 in Sangin province, Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation in Washington said it was outraged and wants a full investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mikey Weinstein with the foundation said he has been flooded with calls from former Marines offended by the photo and from one member of his organization who is an Auschwitz survivor.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This needs to be fully investigated. This is a complete and total outrage,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weinstein said his organization was sending a letter to the head of the Marine Corps and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva, a spokesman at Camp Pendleton, California, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oliva said the investigation found that the SS symbol was meant to identify the Marines as scout snipers, not Nazis, but it was nonetheless not acceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the second time this year the Marine Corps has had to do damage control for its troops’ actions.<\/span>
\n STORY: Video shows Marines urinating on dead Taliban<\/span><\/p>\n

The Marine Corps is also investigating a separate group of Marines recorded on video urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban fighters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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