Montana Army National Guard apologizes following recruitment poster with Nazis

[Nevilledog]

https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/montana-army-national-guard-apologizes-following-recruitment-poster-outrage

BILLINGS — A Montana Army National Guard recruitment poster is being taken down statewide after an editing mistake was pointed out on social media.

The poster reads: "It’s more than college money….It’s the spirit of tradition." But in the background, images of German Nazi World War II soldiers are prominent, which sparked outrage online.



Above is the recruitment poster that’s getting so much attention. Command Sgt. Major Keith DeBoo is pictured, holding a photo of his veteran grandfather Louis DeBoo. But German WWII soldiers were mistakenly added in the background around DeBoo.

"I’m sure that somewhere, the (Public Affairs) office for the National Guard is squirming, to say the least,” said Randy Stiles, a district commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Billings, on Friday.

*snip*


"mistakenly"

[Aristus]

1. This sort of thing doesn't happen by accident. They're sending a message.

Now, if it was Vermont, I might have accepted that it was an accident.

[WarGamer]

10. Look to the PR firm that created the poster.

[Srkdqltr]

2. That is incredibly stupid.

[TSExile]

3. How could they not have noticed that?

Something is awfully fishy...

[sarisataka]

4. Probably done by an outside ad firm

That knows nothing about the military

Now the officer that signed off on the proof...
Maybe a deployment to Greenland will sharpen hid eyesight

[Warpy]

5. Woops!

You've got to be really careful when you choose stock photos to shop in as backgrounds. You need to read the description and if there isn't one, pass on it.

[Wonder Why]

6. "... if I only had a brain". Someone in the Montana NG needs to retire early

due to mental deficiency.

[getagrip_already]

7. Maybe they should teach, you know, history, in montana schools?

Soldiers tend to be young. Many didn't go to college.

But high school should have covered wwii well enough to know German from American uniforms.

Heck, even the movies show that much.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. The Bad Guy Helmets In Star Wars...

...were meant to evoke the Wehrmarcht headgear, for goodness sake!
I find it hard to believe somebody would not know that helmet was worn by the bad guys.

[NBachers]

8. Sure has been a lot of visible Nazi shit going on since Trump was first elected.

[ArizonaLib]

9. Those are not even POWs but armed and on the march

They look like fresh soldiers. Isn't the master race supposed to be at least as smart as the others?