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VA Secretary McDonald apologizes for misstating military record

Robert McDonald, the new secretary of Veterans Affairs, admitted that he lied about his military service in front of CBS News cameras last month. McDonald said that he served in special forces, but he actually served for five years as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. Wyatt Andrews reports from Washington.
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