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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Michael Phelps woke up four Sundays ago and decided he wanted to keep swimming.

When Carrie Donovan of Roseville first saw her accommodations in Mexico, she thought she had entered paradise.

"Just hear the waves, which is just such a peaceful sound, and the house is beautiful," said Donovan.

Former Delaware Twp. Man's Priority Is To Save Lives

At age 28, Robert Reed finally figured what he wanted to do with his life. Defuse bombs.

After 30 years with the Aurora Fire Department, Chief Tim Oelker will retire on April 3.

Substandard design and construction that went undetected at a privately run combat training facility played a critical role in the death of a Navy SEAL last year in Mississippi, a Navy investigation has found.

SAN DIEGO — Investigators faulted lax range safety oversight that contributed to the shooting death of a Navy SEAL during live-fire training, according to a report.

PITTSBURGH -- This spring, two Pittsburghers are joining forces to put themselves through the most punishing conditions and climb to the top of the world at the summit of Mount Everest.

1. Secret U.S. Unit Trains Commandos in Pakistan
By ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ February 23, 2009 New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/world/asia/23terror.html

It's an intense battle that looks real, but the men of special boat team 22 are training for the job they're charged to do. They deliver and retrieve special forces groups, like the Navy Seals.

FORT PIERCE — Nationally and internationally known artists have unveiled their ideas for the nation’s only memorial dedicated exclusively to the Navy SEALs.