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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-04

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The long quest to figure out what happened to Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher after he was shot down at the start of the first Gulf1 War has finally been answered. The Pentagon says information from an Iraqi citizen last month led marines to recover Speicher's remains2 in the Iraqi desert and those remains have been positively3 identified. Residents in Speicher's hometown of Jacksonville Florida are welcoming the news.

In one way, it was unfortunate and another I think it gives a closure for the family.

Oh, I'm so happy for his family. It's terrible never knowing...I just felt, you know that, so happy for them.

Only hours after his plane was shot down the Pentagon declared he'd been killed. Over the years, critics said the Navy had not done enough to search for him, especially right after the crash. And Speicher's family pressed the military to do more.

In 2002, the Navy changed his status to missing-in-action-captured. Florida Senator Bill Nelson says he's planning to take down the POW/MIA flag he placed outside his office when Speicher went missing.

For those children to be able, now to know and not have to continue to wonder is their father alive, uh, is, is the closure that they needed.

Speicher's family has released a statement saying learning the news of his death has been difficult. But his actions in combat and the search for him will forever remain in their hearts and minds. And President Barack Obama called the news “a reminder4 of the selfless service” that led Speicher to make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.


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1 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
参考例句:
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
4 reminder WkzzTb     
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示
参考例句:
  • I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
  • It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知,她才付应该交的房租。
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