re: Navy secretary's USS Theodore Roosevelt speech triggers lawmakers' calls for his firing

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"I have not listened to a recording of my remarks since speaking to the crew so I cannot verify if the transcript is accurate," Modly said. "The spoken words were from the heart, and meant for them. I stand by every word I said, even, regrettably any profanity that may have been used for emphasis. Anyone who has served on a Navy ship would understand. I ask, but don’t expect, that people read them in their entirety."

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"Modly never was assigned as a line officer in the US Navy. A line officer is a Naval Office assigned to the US Fleet and serving aboard a ship. Modly graduated from Annapolis and taught Political Science at The Air Force Academy. He was never in command of any unit anywhere in The US Navy. So he himself as he stated "Anyone who has served on a Navy ship would understand". He hasn't served aboard a navy ship."

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