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In reply to the discussion: Marines posed with flag resembling Nazi SS logo in Afghanistan [View all]EFerrari
(163,986 posts)34. Looks like their command disagrees:
US Marine sniper unit photographed with 'Nazi SS' flag
A US Marine scout sniper unit in Afghanistan posed for a photo in front of a flag resembling the logo of the Nazi SS, the Marine Corps says.
In a statement, a Marine spokesman said use of the SS symbol was not acceptable, and that the Corps had now addressed the issue.
The spokesman did not specify what action had been taken.
Marines in the September 2010 photo, taken in Sangin, Afghanistan, are no longer in that unit, he added.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16973868
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nadinbrzezinski
Feb 2012
OP
I agree. Outside of the swastika, it's the most widely-recognized nazi symbol, IMO.
Poll_Blind
Feb 2012
#40
These things happen from time to time and should not be cause for undue alarm, LOL!
Poll_Blind
Feb 2012
#43
I have to say I wouldn't have made the connection between this logo and the SS
woolldog
Feb 2012
#31