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DOS Special Operations and Press Emails re Yemen Raid

Document Date: January 26, 2017
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Agency: DOD
Document Type: Emails

This document contains press guidance and correspondence between DOS, CENTCOM, and news agencies on U.S. Navy SEAL killed in the 2017 Yemen Raid.

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