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Republican panel admits it erred in naming Navy SEALs

 
Two members of the elite squad attended the convention to honor fallen SEAL Michael A. Monsoor of Garden Grove. They were named, in violation of Navy policy. > A teleprompter error at the Republican National Convention, not the ad-libbing of a former prisoner of war, led to the identification of two Navy SEALs in violation of military rules, a GOP official said Friday. (link)

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