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A Real Navy Seal at the National Zoo

August 27, 2014AdminFeatured, History, humor, Newsmarine mammal program, mmp, national zoo, navy seal, SEAL, selkie, Zoo1 Comment

By Matthew T. Eng Not many veterans can say they are paid out their Navy pension in fish. It was a perfect Sunday to go to the Smithsonian National Zoo. After a wet and rainy Saturday this weekend, I was relieved that I would not disappoint my group of out-of-town friends who, among other things

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Former Vietnam POW Visits Cold War Gallery

February 16, 2012AdminCold War Gallery, Newsaviator, history, Naughton, naval, navy, POW, prisoner, vietnam, war, Zoo31 Comments

Captain Bob Naughton, USN (Ret), a former prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, poses for a photo with the prison camp model of the “Zoo,” where he spent time during his captivity, just a few miles outside of the city of Hanoi in North Vietnam. Captain Naughton visited the Cold War Gallery, Wednesday, 1

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