Flashback: gag photo. What we know now.

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The story of the "gag" photo seen here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/boudreaux.asp


has been updated.

According to Snopes:

His commander during the 3/23rd's Iraq mission, Lt. Col. David Couvillon, called the photo a sophomoric attempt at humor.

"Look, he didn't actually do what that sign says," Couvillon said. "This is stupid, lance corporal stuff that he thought was cute. But it's not, and I was informed the commandant of the Marine Corps had it and the Marine Corps will deal with this."

But wait!

As of 19 April the Marine Forces Reserve has said only that LCpl Boudreaux insists the photograph has been altered and that the (formerly "complete") investigation into its origins has been reopened.

OHO!

There is hope yet!



But now this investigation is taking part in a larger context. Now this formerly outrageous picture pales in comparison.

Now the picture doesn't seem so out of the question as a little harmless prank gone global.



And here's this lil flashback from the guy who thought I was too quick to blame our perfect soldiers:

Originally posted by rikzilla

That doesn't really explain why you jumped to the conclusion that a US Marine purposely and maliciously did impune the honor of open and trusting people who can't read english.

You and do I owe the troops more than that. Don't you think?

-z

rik, what do you think of this photo now? Do you think such things are possible of our brave men and women? Or are they so above human weakness that to question their morality in a war zone is still anti-American?