It wasn't three Marines. One was Air Force, one was an inactive Guardsman and one was a civilian.
Personal experience......got a call that Lowes was selling doormats with the American f**g on them. My sister in law said the rumor had been debunked by snopes. I went to our local Lowes......sure enough there were the door mats with the American f**g. I asked the manager if she would kindly remove them. She was not aware they were in her store....she had them removed immediately....and the word went out to all Lowes stores to remove them.
Snopes debunked.
I wouldn't put a whole lot of trust in Snopes. Got a call from a friend that Lowes (in another city) was selling door mats with the American f**g on them, she knew I would want to know about it. Telling this at a family dinner my sister in law informed me that Snopes had discredited that story.
I went to the local Lowes and sure enough found the door mats. I asked the manager if she might remove them from the store. As an alternative I said I would simply buy them all and put them in the dumpster. She said no, she would have them removed immediately. God bless Lowes.
BTW, they also give Veterans 10% discount.