Title: Capt. Phillips receives honorary degree
Published: Sun, 31 May 2009
Description: (NECN/ABC: Elmira, N.Y.) - More than 300 students marched to receive their degrees at Elmira College's 151st commencement on Sunday. Among the crowd, a familiar face, that was not-so-familiar only eight weeks ago. Elmira ho...
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" More than 300 students marched to receive their degrees at Elmira College is 151. Commencement Sunday among the crowd a familiar face that was not so familiar just eight weeks ago. EC -- Richard Phillips captain of the -- Alabama with -- honorary doctorate of humane letters. Before the ceremony Phillips spoke about his season captivity on -- an eighteen foot lifeboat. There were times right -- didn't think I'd get out but I was always. Ready to. To try and get Oden and hopeful always hopeful. Phillips says -- went through his mind including his family. His son Daniel was in the middle of final exams that he -- during the hostage crisis. Gather together in Elmira under much better circumstances. I can be anywhere might really obvious that it. -- expect that Phillips has been called a hero for offering himself up to the pirates in return for the safe release of his crew but Phillips says he was just doing his job."
" Firemen and policemen and military that do it every day that -- that know and and and knows what they do in the end the good samaritans every day that seldom get than those that do things so for people that that that that they don't even."
" No navy seal sniper shot three pirates holding Phillips hostage up fourth -- has pled not guilty to several piracy charges Phillips says it's not up to him to decide his captors -- we are in America and there are innocent until proven guilty. Captain -- says is life will never be the same but he's optimistic and think she'll be even better than ever he's scheduled to head back to see in September. Take -- release of ABC news Elmira, New York. "
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