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Explosion of outrage as viral image purports to show Navy sailors served rubbery pizza

A picture posted to a Navy forum on Reddit that purports to show a meal served to sailors is drawing widespread disgust, the Daily Beast reported on Monday. The image shows a slice of what appears to be stiff, possibly frozen pizza, topped with rubbery yellow cheese. It was posted under the title “Navy life,” and the poster complained about the $400 a…

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