Readying a homecoming

[0:00] ..." small town under hill Vermont a community to the east northeast of Burlington and sort of in the shadow of mount Mansfield at a place that has become. Famous. In -- recent weeks and certainly in the last week because it is the home of the captain of the -- Alabama who finally is returning home today and the whole town is going to be out there to -- Richard Phillips also there is ABC's Eric -- morning here. Good morning is going to be quite a homecoming nothing official planned until the"...

[1:08] ..." stop from a place like Mombasa Kenya before he finally get to Burlington. But this is nonstop today of one of the company's executive jets this is in this is in high style head -- and executive jet that we're not sure has to make any stops did so we've been -- fuels so it's going to come right today that Burlington airport the private charter terminal. And there is Stanley will be. Really after the as a whole ordeal in this entire town"...

[2:28] ..." yard in this quiet little town and a big fan of the Boston Celtics of these undoubtedly going to be right into the playoffs on with the Celtics and uses it to be a basketball player himself. Right now we know his family just wants him home in their living rooms sleeping in his own bed where he belongs. After this so ordeal -- maritime by the way is going to to a name a scholarship in his owner. The Vermont congressional delegation is going to be introducing a resolution in congress to commend him and that the governor here Jim Douglas says that the"...

[0:00]" Well it's a big day in a small town under hill Vermont a community to the east northeast of Burlington and sort of in the shadow of mount Mansfield at a place that has become. Famous. In -- recent weeks and certainly in the last week because it is the home of the captain of the -- Alabama who finally is returning home today and the whole town is going to be out there to -- Richard Phillips also there is ABC's Eric -- morning here. Good morning is going to be quite a homecoming nothing official planned until the family decides what it wants as its proper homecoming for there. Their hero captain but a private jet took off from Kenya. And it's on it's way easier said Indy 500 miles from where. His five day ordeal at sea began and ended in now this this town mr. sites and balloons are up there are signs hanging outside the at the local general store that people just been dropping by design and people here. Thrilled that he's coming home normally when the captain Phyllis would return from an overseas cruise like that is a company bears shipping of the Denmark would fly him. Back home but it could be multi stop from a place like Mombasa Kenya before he finally get to Burlington. But this is nonstop today of one of the company's executive jets this is in this is in high style head -- and executive jet that we're not sure has to make any stops did so we've been -- fuels so it's going to come right today that Burlington airport the private charter terminal. And there is Stanley will be. Really after the as a whole ordeal in this entire town has been living with this for for more than a week now. And in people's say captain -- is a sudden if reluctant hero and -- liberty in this town people here want to give him space says they say Vermont can be a private place where people want to be bothered but. That town really wants -- who show its appreciation. People here have been living with this dogged day in and day out. And they say he's exactly what America needs right now somebody who stood up to woods who do evil people and say he's an example for all of us. Where he's from Winchester went to -- maritime made his wife in Boston and they decided to move to. This little town of real Vermont so they could raise their family he's called a lot that's what they elect a merchant. Semen is but when he's home he's home for a protracted period of time may be there at sea for three months -- back over three months. And we understand that he likes to ski and snowboard and work around his yard in this quiet little town and a big fan of the Boston Celtics of these undoubtedly going to be right into the playoffs on with the Celtics and uses it to be a basketball player himself. Right now we know his family just wants him home in their living rooms sleeping in his own bed where he belongs. After this so ordeal -- maritime by the way is going to to a name a scholarship in his owner. The Vermont congressional delegation is going to be introducing a resolution in congress to commend him and that the governor here Jim Douglas says that the whole state. Wants to take pride in him being a vermonters -- there there are plenty of celebrations and in moments of welcome for him still to come to we have to remember the captain Phillips didn't just save his crew. By. Being hostage he offered himself. As a hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew and this is something that people here say they they're not surprised by but they think he's never could -- somebody in their own town would demonstrate this kind of bravery and courage. Essentially giving himself up so that his crew could go free. They say it's an example of a true American -- is one phrase that we heard and they say that is he someone the entire country can look up to. Finally. What about the this the people out of town the people of of underhill not everybody knew obviously even notes that relatively small town. But this really puts them in the spotlight they prepare for you know I think so they they have been following this every single detail -- been they've been chronicling. On the Internet on the radio television through newspapers people are gobbling up everything they can and they say it's sparked an awful lot of conversation in town especially among kids what are pirates. Where's Somalia why does this happen these are the kinds of conversations parents say now at having with their kids. And you ask anybody. From a grown man to duo and a third grade girl who helped paint a welcome home signs. And she was completely fluent in the details of this ordeal ABC's Eric -- ski in the little town in which they are bursting with pride under real drama."