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Live Like an Outlaw, Die Like an Outlaw
behindbluelines.com - 4/13/2009
Live Like an Outlaw, Die Like an Outlaw
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We’re all savoring the Navy’s Easter Sunday rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from the hands of Somali pirates. Once again, we have reason to appreciate the men and women of the navy and indeed all our service people around the world. But this rescue only highlights the larger ...
How the rescue happened
blackfive.net - 4/12/2009
How the rescue happened
— blackfive.net — PhillipsCastellano I just finished listening to the press conference w/ ADM Gortney about the rescue of Captain... Phillips. At the time it happened the USS Bainbridge was towing the lifeboat to calmer waters as the sea state was deteriorating. One of ... (more) How the rescue happened

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In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates
nytimes.com - 4/12/2009
In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates
— nytimes.com — Crew members of the Maersk Alabama celebrated after hearing that their captain, who had been held hostage... by Somali pirates, had been rescued. (more) In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates

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U.S. Navy rescues captain held by pirates
msnbc.msn.com - 4/12/2009
U.S. Navy rescues captain held by pirates
— msnbc.msn.com — U.S. intelligence official says an American sea captain held hostage by four Somali pirates has been freed.... (more) U.S. Navy rescues captain held by pirates

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