Plaque in Iraq

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A joke in the john
Marines play prank with firehouse plaque Iraq


Plaque in Iraq
Posted : Saturday Nov 22, 2008 7:45:05 EST

At first, fellow Marines might have thought Staff Sgt. Daniel Stranahan was nuts for carrying a plaque with him into outhouses in the middle of Iraq — and photographing it.

But when the Marine reservist from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company out of Alameda, Calif., told them his antics were part of a prank, they took the joke to a new level.

It all started seven months ago with a bunch of firefighters goofing off back home in Alameda.

Steve Mrak, a member of Station 1’s B-Shift, stole the plaque, made by their rivals on C-Shift, and shipped it to his buddy Stranahan, who had just deployed to Anbar province.

Stranahan took the plaque everywhere, photographing it not only in the toilet but alongside foreign fighters and — almost — while airborne. (He tried to take it on an airplane jump but was stopped for safety reasons.)


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/11/marine_plaque_112208w/%2e