Some appearances, like the soldiers that appeared in the movie Act of Valor, were sanctioned by the military.

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First up, Act of Valor, based on the 2012 movie about a group of Navy SEALs rescuing a kidnapped CIA agent.

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And the SEALs have hardly kept a low profile of late, cooperating in a movie "Act of Valor" that was released in theaters this year, which actually featured real SEALs playing the parts of the heroes of the movie.

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