A story that I have been following for some time is the story of pirates capturing a U.S. ship. Today, the captain finally came home. When I first heard of the story, I was astounded and felt like I was in some kind of movie, Hook or something. I guess I always thought that Pirates were some sort of imaginary villain. Last night when I was watching the news, it became reality. One rescued coast guard said, "We all had knives and they had AK 47's." My stomach immediately got sick. I could not imagine being captured by pirates, not because it would be terrifying but because it seems so fictional. What seems even more surreal is that in order to get the captain home, Navy snipers had to kill three pirates. The whole story seems make-believe, yet was so appalling to me. I only wish that I would get to see a picture of the actual "pirate." I know that seems odd, but I wonder what classifies them as pirates and if they look as we all would assume. Hooks on their hands, bandannas in their hair, and mean as hell. When I heard the news that the captain was to return, it was like I finally got to breathe for the first time. It was the never ending bizarre story to me. No, I am not ignorant, but it is not as if these stories pop up all the time. It had the works-the villain and the hero, and thank goodness the hero came out on top.
My only amazement with the story concerning the press is that they did not have a hay day. Perhaps because information was so limited, but I did not hear any false stories or fictional statistics, just the facts, which was nice for a change.
I think the best aspect of the story is that the captain said, " I am not a hero, the military is." He is grateful to be home and very modest.
In conclusion, this bizarre story finally came to an end and really it is like watching your favorite movie and the star of the show coming out on top. Amazing.
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