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\f0\fs26 \cf0 \cb2 (Image source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.wwgp1050.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3
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\f0\b\fs26 \cf0 BY CHRISTINA HARTMAN \f1\b0\fs24 \
\f0\b\fs26 ANCHOR NEVILLE MILLER \f1\b0\fs24 \
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\f0\fs26 \cf0 The U.S. Navy SEALs lost a member over the weekend. 28-year-old Petty Officer
First Class Nicolas Checque was killed by a single shot to the head.
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\pard\pardeftab720 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/"}}{\fldrslt
\f0\b\fs26 \cf4 WCAU}} \f0\b\fs26 : \'93The SEAL team was rescuing
an American doctor who works with the nonprofit company, Morning Star development, of Colorado
Springs. The doctor was kidnapped by the taliban last wednesday. The SEALS rescued the doctor
early yesterday morning.\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/10/us-special-operations-team-member-killed-rescuing-doctor-from-afghanistan/"}}{\fldrslt \f0\b\fs26 \cf4 FOX NEWS}}
\f0\b\fs26 : \'93We have a picture of the doctor whose life was saved. He is Dylan Joseph,
a native of Colorado. He was in Afghanistan for humanitarian work when he was kidnapped
by the Taliban...\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \
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\f0\fs26 \cf0 In a statement President Obama called Checque\'92s service \'93selfless,\'94
while Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he embodied the \'93highest ideals of citizenship
and sacrifice.\'94 \f1\fs24 \
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\f0\fs26 The operation to free the doctor resulted in the deaths of seven alleged Taliban
militants \'97 and was a joint operation of U.S. and Afghan forces. But CNN\'92s Ashleigh
Banfield notes, that the doctor was even being held had slipped under the radar before the
operation. Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence says that\'92s actually pretty standard.
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\f0\b\fs26 \cf4 CNN}} \f0\b\fs26 : \'93A lot of times, they will
not publicize a kidnapping while they are still sorting out the particulars or trying
to ascertain whether they might launch a rescue mission. It often does more harm than good
to put it out there...\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \
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\f0\fs26 \cf0 As for the organization with which the doctor was in Afghanistan, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.msdev.org/morningstar/index.php"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 Morning Star Development says}} it\'92s
mission is \b \'93helping the people of Afghanistan rebuild
their country and their lives by offering practical hope and resources.\'94
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\f0\fs26 According to NBC News, Petty Officer 1st Class Checque was a 10-year veteran who
had been awarded the Bronze Star. He was from Monroeville, Pennsylvania.}