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U.S. Captain Rescued In Dramatic Navy Operation

Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas Easter Sunday, ending a five-day standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the world's most powerful military.

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Capt. Richard Phillips steps off a plane and is hugged by his daughter Mariah and followed by wife Andrea and mother Virginia (L) on April 17, 2009, at Burlington international Airport in South Burlington, Vt.

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