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One year ago today, Cpl. Edward Chin climbed up an enormous statue of Saddam Hussein and into history when he draped a noose over the tyrant's head and marked the fall of Baghdad. The 24-year-old New Yorker remains convinced that America was right to oust Saddam - whether or not weapons of mass destruction are ever found. But with U.S. forces battling Iraqi rebels and taking heavy losses, Chin is troubled that the war that seemed to have been won when he stood atop the statue in Baghdad's Firdos Square shows no sign of ending. "I was hoping that our...

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<p>Nobles: Cpl. Edward Chin, for giving America and its allies a much-needed moment of culmination and celebration.</p> <p>It was a simple gesture when you think about it — in a moment we all watched earlier this week, a mere Army corporal clambered up to the head of a statue and draped an American flag over his head.</p>

A moment that spoke for America April 10, 2003 3:50 pm Marine Cpl. Edward Chin didn’t roll into Baghdad with his armored unit expecting to help pull down a huge metal statue of Saddam Hussein. The city was still a dangerous place, as events over the next few hours would make clear. But for a few minutes, Cpl. Chin was a worldwide media event as he scampered up the hoist of a tank recovery vehicle and fastened a chain around the neck of the statue, taking time to briefly drape the soon-to-be decapitated head with Old Glory. It was a...

It took Cpl. Edward Chin just seconds to hang an American flag on the head of Saddam Hussein's statue in central Baghdad, but it's a move that's likely to be debated for years to come. The mood of Iraqi civilians was briefly muted in Baghdad Wednesday as Chin climbed up and covered Saddam's face with an American flag. The crowd's loud cheers faded, and in less than a minute the Stars and Stripes was removed from the massive statue and replaced with Iraq's black, white and red flag. Chin's move touched a sensitive chord among Arabs and irritated U.S. military...