The Marine Corps is currently rather embarassed about a video that appeared on the internet and shows a Marine singing a song called 'Hadji Girl'. Amongst US soldiers in Iraq 'Hadji' is a derogatory slur for Iraqis. The song, which the soldier sings to a crowd of jeering comrades, tells the story about a firefight. In the heat of battle a young girl appears out of nowhere and invites this Marine to meet her family. She is leading him into an ambush. When they arrive at her home, the girl's father and brother open fire, the Marine hits the ground and the girl is killed by her brother and father's gunfire.The girl's father and brother are still intent on killing the Marine so he grabs the girl's sister and the brother and father then proceed to gun her down also in their haste to kill the Marine.
The song's lyrics go: "I grabbed her little sister and put her in front of me. As the bullets began to fly, the blood sprayed from between her eyes, and then I laughed maniacally. . .I blew those little fuckers to eternity . . .They should have known they were fucking with the Marines."
The singer is Corporal Joshua Belile. Nine months ago he performed before his fellow Marines in Iraq. Marine spokeseman Lieutenant Colonel Scott Fazekas said: "The video that was posted anonymously is clearly inappropriate and contrary to the high standards expected of all Marines. The video is not reflective of the tremendous sacrifices and dedication demonstrated, on a daily basis, by tens of thousands of marines who have assisted the Iraqi people in gaining their freedom." Belile now says his song was just a joke and the words bore no relation to actual events in Iraq. He has apologised and promised never again to sing those lyrics.
The song is not the first example of violent lyrics from the frontlines. The GIs belonging to the rap group 4th25 had recorded a whole album while being stationed in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. Which make the drug-hazed frontline culture of GIs in Vietnam look rather tame.
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