The U.S. Marine Corps says one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan had posed for a photo in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the Nazi SS.
The September 2010 photo, which circulated on an blog, was taken in the Sangin district of the southern province of Helmand.
In a statement on February 9, Marine spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Upton said the use of the SS symbol was unacceptable, and that the Corps had now addressed the issue.
He did not specify what action had been taken.
He also said the Marines in the photo are no longer in that unit.
Compiled from agency reports
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