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The rules of engagement for snipers

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Our next guests know the challenges of making split second decisions in very special operations. The Takeaway is joined by Bryan Adams, a former Army Sniper, and William Dennis Brown Jr., a former Navy Seal.

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Underhill, Vermont awaits return of hometown hero Captain Phillips

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Captain Richard Phillips freed after fire fight with Somali pirates

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