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The US Navy Seals are aware of a video making the rounds on the Internet that has sparked outrage among NFL fans.
On Sunday, journalist Billy Corben uncovered a pair of videos taken at the Navy Seals Museum in Ft Pierce, FL in 2019 that shows five Navy Seal dogs attacking a Colin Kaepernick stand-in for standing during the national anthem.
Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce used “Colin Kaepernick stand-in" for K-9 demonstration at fundraiser last year #BecauseFlorida https://t.co/COHFCeJ3GN pic.twitter.com/EpcELHxrSe
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) August 2, 2020
In another video, after “Navy SEALs and Navy SEAL dogs take down Colin Kaepernick for not standing during National Anthem,” he moans something like, "Oh man, I will stand” #BecauseFlorida https://t.co/uZ3ervZguB pic.twitter.com/6vi1uCGIt5
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) August 2, 2020
The US Navy SEALs released a statement on late Sunday night and said they were investigating the matter but believed that there were “no active-duty Navy personnel or equipment” involved with “this independent organization’s event.”
“The inherent message of this video is completely inconsistent with the values and ethos of Naval Special Warfare and the US Navy,” “We are investigating the matter fully.”
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— Naval Special Warfare (@us_navyseals) August 2, 2020