The ship captain rescued by Navy snipers from the clutches of Somali pirates said upon his triumphant arrival back in his home state Friday that he was just an ordinary seaman doing his job and he’s not a hero – the military is.

Captain Richard Phillips arrived in Vermont a week and a half after being taken by pirates who attacked his cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama.

His wife, Andrea, and their adult children, Daniel and Mariah, went on board the corporate jet to greet him at the Burlington airport. Phillips waved to a small, cheering crowd and hugged his daughter as he walked inside a building for a private reunion.

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