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Green Beret stands beside Colin Kaepernick during national anthem

Not only did Colin Kaepernick reportedly spend 90 minutes chatting with Nate Boyer, but the 49ers quarterback brought the Green Beret to San Diego.

And Kaepernick kept Boyer close during his protest Thursday night at the 49ers preseason finale against the Chargers.Boyer stood next to a kneeling Kaepernick during the national anthem at Qualcomm Stadium, which hosted Salute to the Military night Thursday.Boyer, who grew up in El Cerrito, posted a picture on Twitter of him with Kaepernick before the preseason finale."Thanks for the invite brother..." Boyer wrote in a tweet with the photo. "Good talk. Let's just keep moving forward.