After careful political positioning, throwing a gourmet pizza party and deciding on a dog for the White House, the seemingly unconcerned ‘Bama got around to making an actual decision. I doff my cap to the acting president for finally giving a go-ahead that allowed the U.S. Navy to so capably do its job.
Thanks to three incredibly talented marksmen, heroic Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk-Alabama is alive to celebrate some very special Easter Sundays in the future. Navy SEALs, who parachuted onto the scene earlier, executed three perfect head shots [one of the most difficult] under nearly impossible conditions, killing the Somali pirates and freeing Captain Phillips.
These videos are worth more than the proverbial thousand words:
Congratulations to the Alabama crew for reacting to the piracy attempt like real Americans, Captain Phillips for shouldering his heavy responsibility in the finest tradition of the sea and to our Navy for making it possible for all of us to walk just a little taller today.
R.S.F.
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