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November 5, 2015

Report: U.S. Military Spends Millions on "Paid-For Patriotism" 
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Arizona Senators Jeff Flake and John Mc Cain have released a report
showing how the U.S. military has spent millions of dollars paying the
NFL and other sports leagues for "paid-for patriotism" events and
ceremonies. The report documents $6.8 million worth of agreements
between branches of the armed forces and sports leagues over the last
four years. But it says this amount is only a sliver of the $53 million
the military spent on advertising with sports teams during that time.

 

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