Read more Navy SEALs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14437/navy-seals.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:34:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60683/navy-probes-seals-over-missing-pirate-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 they...http://www.newser.com/story/60683/navy-probes-seals-over-missing-pirate-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 12:43:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57160/captain-i-didnt-think-id-ever-get-out-of-that-boat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCapt. 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 everything, getting ready...http://www.newser.com/story/57160/captain-i-didnt-think-id-ever-get-out-of-that-boat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 8:18:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56111/captain-family-laud-military-heroes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRichard 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 capable...http://www.newser.com/story/56111/captain-family-laud-military-heroes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 6:37:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56001/navy-made-split-second-call-to-fire-on-pirates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNavy 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...http://www.newser.com/story/56001/navy-made-split-second-call-to-fire-on-pirates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Apr 2009 18:17:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46104/aiming-to-right-history-group-sniffs-out-fake-pows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen 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...http://www.newser.com/story/46104/aiming-to-right-history-group-sniffs-out-fake-pows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 12:38:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44860/tired-of-pirate-attacks-time-to-call-blackwater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomali 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, Blackwater....http://www.newser.com/story/44860/tired-of-pirate-attacks-time-to-call-blackwater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 18:05:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23846/seals-sacrifice-wins-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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,...http://www.newser.com/story/23846/seals-sacrifice-wins-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 17:14:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/12070/homeland-security-adviser-joins-white-house-exodus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 for...http://www.newser.com/story/12070/homeland-security-adviser-joins-white-house-exodus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Nov 2007 14:23:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10067/hero-seals-parents-accept-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident 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," said Bush,...http://www.newser.com/story/10067/hero-seals-parents-accept-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Oct 2007 3:36:49 CDT