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Marines Investigate Soldiers involved in Puppy Torture
A shocking video that appears to show a marine torturing a puppy is being investigated by military officials.
A spokesman for the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Major Chris Perrine, said it appears the man in the film that was posted online is based with a unit in the islands.
Marine officials have also called the YouTube video "shocking and deplorable" and said it violates "the high standard we expect of every Marine."
The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment of about 1,000 Hawaii Marines recently replaced a sister unit in Iraq, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.
The base said the vast majority of marines "conduct their duties in an honourable manner that brings great credit upon the Marine Corps and the United States."
It also said there have been numerous stories of Marines adopting pets and bringing them home from Iraq or helping to arrange life-saving medical care for Iraqi children, which "exemplify what we stand for and how most Marines behave".
The low-quality video shows two marines joking as one holds up what appears to be a motionless black and white puppy, which he then hurls into a rocky gully.
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