The Marine

SAFE
Will engage in conversation on most know topics up to the year 2006.
First noted when discovered by a previously know squadmate who saw only the shredded remains of his friend.
Will appear at a smoke-pit on camp manion Al Taqqedum airbase in Iraq.

Object Class- Safe

Containment procedures- none, anomaly has shown no aggressive actions or implications towards other U.S. service members or Foundation personnel and does not appear outside of a radius of 10 meters of the smoking area.

Description- anomaly is a Caucasian male, standing approximately 5'6, with a slightly tanned complexion and wearing military issue clothing and ballistic armor with helmet and armed with an M4 assault rifle, clothing is slightly faded, thepatch on the anomaly's armor read Lance corporal Matthew Landin O+ 4836 3/7 Lima Company. Anomaly is seen smoking an Marlboro Red brand cigarette.

Was first noticed when a Marine reported to his commanding officer that he and several other witnesses in the smoke pit saw (an dead squadmate talking in the smokepit) Foundation personnel where shortly alerted to the situation and a team was dispatched to attempt to secure and investigate.

Anomaly will only appear to Marines who serve or have served within 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division of the US Marine Corps. And will be seen upon arrival at the smoke pit (SCP-XXXX-b) and will offer a cigarette to personnel then begin to chat about various subjects and will engage in most conversation until finished with his cigarette then will excuse himself stating "I've got to go on patrol, Semper-Fi". Anomaly is present for no longer than 20 minutes in a 24 hour period and will only appear after approximately 10:00 AM.

When viewed by a Marine who previously served with the anomaly the appearance of scp-xxxx-a drastically changes and now appears as if to have been in a large explosion concurring with the fact that the anomaly died (redacted) years before by an explosive device detonating underfoot. (SEE appendix 1 for more information)

When asked to leave the area of effect for scp-xxxx-b the anomaly refuses stating "I don't want Staff Sergeant bitching at me for smoking outside a smokepit"

When personnel attempted to alert scp-xxxx-a to the fact of his previous demise scp-xxxx-a will respond with laughter assuming it is a joke no matter how serious the speaker attempts to convince otherwise.