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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Navy SEALs

Navy SEALs stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - The Navy is questioning the crew of the Maersk Alabama and members of its own SEAL unit about $30,000 that went missing from the hijacked cargo ship, the New York Post reports. The money was taken by the pirates during the hijacking attempt but was not recovered after... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Navy SEALs • US Navy • Maersk Alabama • NCIS

 Captain: 'I Didn't Think I'd 
 Ever Get Out of That Boat' 

Capt. Richard Phillips credits Navy

Apr 25, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips thought he'd never escape the Somali pirates holding him hostage, MSNBC reports. “I didn't think I'd ever get out of that boat," Phillips tells Matt Lauer in a Today Show interview airing Tuesday. He had resigned himself for the worst. “It was just settling... More »

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Somalia • Matt Lauer • Vermont • pirates • Navy SEALs • Today show • Richard Phillips

 Captain, Family 
 Laud Military 'Heroes' 

Colleagues and friends praise Phillips' high-stakes performance

Apr 14, 09 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Phillips has been hailed a hero, but the rescued captain is downplaying his own role and praising his military saviors, reports the Boston Globe. "I'm just a small part in this. The real heroes in this story are the US military. They are the most dedicated, professional, and... More »

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US military • pirates • Navy SEALs • hero • Richard Phillips

(Newser) - Navy Seals opened fire on three Somali pirates today when a naval commander made a split-second decision that Capt. Richard Phillips' life was in imminent danger, the New York Times reports. Authorized by President Obama to use force, snipers shot two pirates who had stuck their heads out of the... More »

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pirates • Navy SEALs • US Navy • hostage • President Obama • Richard Phillips

Aiming to Right History, Group Sniffs Out Fake POWs 

Pretending to be war prisoner is legal, but vets say it dishonors the true heroes

Dec 23, 08 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - When Richard Cayton told a Texas newspaper about his harrowing escape from captors in Vietnam, former Navy SEAL Steve Robinson thought something smelled fishy. He ran some quick checks, and told the newspaper that it had been lied to—Cayton had never been a prisoner of war. Sniffing out such... More »

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veterans • fraud • Green Beret • Vietnam War • prisoner of war • Navy SEALs • Special Forces

OPINION

Tired of Pirate Attacks?
Time to Call Blackwater

US forces aren't coming, Shippers need to hire their own army

Dec 11, 08 6:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Somali hijackers have free rein around the Horn of Africa, and neither the US nor any other nation has a prayer of stopping them with their ineffectual patrols. What to do? Call in the troops—or, more precisely, the fomer troops, writes Peter Hannaford in the American Spectator. Namely,... More »

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Somalia • Blackwater • GPS • pirates • Navy SEALs • security contractors • AK-47

 SEAL's Sacrifice 
 Wins Medal of Honor 

Sniper who smothered grenade hailed for saving lives of fellow service members

Apr 8, 08 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Navy SEAL who dove on a live grenade to save comrades' lives in Iraq received the Medal of Honor today, the Navy Times reports. Michael Monsoor's parents, George and Sally, received the nation's highest combat honor from President Bush, who wept during the ceremony. Monsoor, 25, died Sept. 29,... More »

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Iraq • Navy • Ramadi • Navy SEALs • US Navy • Medal of Honor • Silver Star • George W. Bush • Michael Monsoor

Homeland Security Adviser Joins White House Exodus

Townsend leaves behind mixed legacy

Nov 19, 07 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The president's homeland security adviser resigned today, extending the string of high-profile White House departures. Frances Frago Townsend was in charge of the president’s counterterrorism program for 4½ years, the Washington Post reports, managing the response to the London bombing and upgrading air transportation security. No reason was given... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Department of Justice • counterterrorism • Navy SEALs • Janet Reno • Frances Townsend • George W. Bush

Hero SEAL's Parents Accept Medal of Honor

Emotional prez  acknowledges 'debt that can't be repaid'

Oct 23, 07 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush yesterday presented the Medal of Honor to the parents of a Navy SEAL from Long Island who lost his life in Afghanistan after calling for help to save his team. The debt owed to Lt. Michael Murphy "cannot diminish over time and can never be repaid,"... More »

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Afghanistan • George HW Bush • Navy SEALs

SEALs to Get Swimming Gizmo

New device will help fighters swim up to 150% faster and arrive less tired

Oct 8, 07 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Navy SEALs will be swimming to their targets up to 150% faster when they get a new Pentagon gizmo called a PowerSwim. It looks like a mini-glider that attaches to a diver's legs, Popular Mechanics reports. SEALs reportedly take about 2 hours to master it; they have to learn a... More »

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Pentagon • penguin • dolphin • DARPA • PowerSwim • glutes • quads • Navy SEALs

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