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Dirty Greek - LCPL Boudreaux appears guilty
  War : LCPL Boudreaux appears guilty
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If you remember this story about the photo of a marine with some Iraqi boys holding a not-very-funny sign, it looks like the marines have made their decision in the case and, though they haven't officially decided on punishment, they've decided he's guilty.
During his deployment in Iraq last year, Boudreaux was stationed in Al Kut, the capital of Wassit Province, which runs southeast of Baghdad to the border with Iran. His duties there with a headquarters unit kept him largely confined to the big concrete hangars at an air base on the outskirts of the city, and he had little contact with locals. The photo, which shows the trio in front of a ramshackle hut, could have been taken at one of tens of thousands of locations in Iraq, including a shed outside the back entrance of the airfield where the Marines would buy soda, tobacco and trinkets such as prayer beads and head scarves from locals.

Boudreaux could not be reached for comment. 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."
So, there you have it. Stupid, offensive, and a really really bad idea. The good news is, he is hopefully part of a minority of assholes over there.

Boudreaux says the image is doctored, and the marine corps has reopened the case.
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