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Apr 13, 2009 1:00 pm US/Central

Wife: Capt. Calls U.S. Military 'Real Heroes'

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) ― The wife of sea Capt. Richard Phillips says her husband praised the military for rescuing him and called them the "real heroes" of his ordeal.

Andrea Phillips held a news briefing at a Burlington, Vt., hotel, where a spokeswoman for her husband's employer read a statement on her behalf.

Andrea Phillips says the hardest part for her was not knowing what her husband was enduring. She says she is proud of her husband and thanks everyone for giving her "the strength to be strong for Richard."

She says she had the best Easter ever.

Her husband was rescued on Easter Sunday, when U.S. Navy snipers shot and killed the three Somali pirates who were holding him at gunpoint. He escaped unharmed. A fourth pirate surrendered earlier Sunday and could face life in a U.S. prison.

(© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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