However he certainly performed heroically. As Captain he gave himself up to save his crew and even tried once to escape on his own.

The actual rescue seems to have been the stuff of legend (or movies). The SEALs free fall parachuted onto the Navy vessel (one assumes landing at night), targeted the pirates for hours until given the "green light" then took three simultaneous head shots at 75' in rolling seas. Icing on the cake was them sliding down the tow rope to clear the life raft.

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by Robrob on 04/14/2009 10:17:05 PM EST