Dear Staff Members of Electronic Gaming Monthly

Having seen this picture in the SOCOM II Game Guide article (p.42) by your Electronic
Gaming Monthly (hereafter E.G.M.); http://www.gunsnet.net/album/uploads//6673/f.jpg
and finding out that the original image depicted Russian soldiers holding photographs of their
friends lost in combat operations, I and all who sign this petition find this image and type of
advertisement is extremely disrespectful to all soldiers and actually anyone who has lost
friends in combat. This shows a great lack of judgement on the part of E.G.M. staff.

The original image: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/6673f2.jpg
Photograph of Russian Honour Guards remembering their fallen comrades during the ongoing
operations in Chechnya. A gallery of this conflict can be seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/igor01/chechnya


Please remove this image from your forums and any future publications of your magazine,
also it seems a formal apology is necessary in your future release(s) to signify you understand
the mistake and discomfort such an image presents.