Marine won’t lend military flag that covered Saddam Hussein statue’s face

from Yahoo! News

Former Lt TIm McLaughlin says he never intended for the flag to become a symbol of victory.

"The Marine whose flag was used to cover the face on the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad’s Firdos Square before it was toppled at the beginning of the war with Iraq, has refused to lend the memento to the Marines on the 10th anniversary—to the day—of that televised event.

"Former Lt Tim McLaughlin told the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., that he did not want the flag to be used in propaganda. …"

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