American
marine corporal (since promoted to
sergeant) who was momentarily famous in 2003 for his
photogenic role in the American conquest of
Iraq. Cpl. Edward Chin was the soldier who placed a chain in the form of a noose around a 12 metre
bronze statue of
Saddam Hussein in
Firdos Square in
Baghdad, which was then toppled over to the delight of the
Iraqi spectators. Earlier he placed an American
flag over Saddam's head to the consternation of the crowd, before being ordered to use a pre-1991
Iraqi flag instead.