>>> we're learning more about the navy s.e.a.l.s daring rescue of two people held in somalia. nbc news correspondent jim miklaszewski has more.
>> this mission was carried out by s.e.a.l. team 6 that took out osama bin laden last may. in this case, the lives of two hostages at stake, there was zero room for error. and in the end, the operation was flawless. the two hostages, seen in this video held at gun-point bier that kidnappers are free after three months in captivity. the navy s.e.a.l.s flew to the area by plane and took to the kidnappers by surprise, parachuted to the ground two miles from their target. in full combat gear they ran toward the encampment and encountered the heavily-armed somali. and in an exchange of gunfire, the s.e.a.l.s killed all nine of the kidnappers. the hostages were rescued and flown off in helicopters to a u.s. military base in nearby gentlemdjibout djibouti. there were signs that jessica buchanan 's health had taken a turn for the worse. and that it was even life-threatening. monday night, with no time to lose, the president ordered the u.s. military to launch the rescue operation .
>> good job tonight.
>> only a day later as president obama delivered his state of the union address , the hostages were already on their flight to freedom. at 32 years old, buchanan had already devoted her life to the african people . teaching school and doing relief work for somali refugees. at the valley forge christian college in pennsylvania, where she earned a degree in teaching, college president dr. don meyer said africa was in her blood.
>> when she came back, she couldn't, she literally could not talk about africa without tears in her eyes. because of her burden to make a difference and help.
>> edward zoomy, a name, said her father, john, had been worried about jessica for months.
>> you could tell it was always on his mind. of course it was, it was his daughter. and you don't know what to say. you can't do anything, you can't help him. it was rough.
>> jessica has told her family she'll be fine. but you can only imagine how traumatic this was. her father and family members aren't going to wait for her to come home, they're flying to europe for a long-awaited and joyous reunion.
>> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon,
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