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Navy Seals: Their Untold Story

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Master-At-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor, left, participates in a patrol in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Tue. Aug. 18 at 8pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 | Learn how the U.S. Navy SEALs morphed into the world’s most admired commandoes.

Premiering on Veterans Day, this program recounts the ticking-clock missions of the “Commandoes of the Deep” through firsthand accounts — including that of a D-Day demolition team member — and through never-before-seen footage, home movies and personal mementoes. Admirals, master chiefs, clandestine operators, demolitioneers and snipers reveal how US Navy SEALs morphed into the world's most admired commandoes.
 

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