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When he and a comrade went to reconnoitre an attack, Gaddafi’s forces spotted them.

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The citation for temporary Lieutenant Robert Hastings read: "He personally reconnoitred the approach to the position under very severe rifle and machine-gun fire."

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He was headed, generally, for Lake Superior, and would reconnoitre once he got to Lake Michigan.

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They might be used to reconnoitre an area or attack it, permitting the manned aircraft to hold back.

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The serious young man arrives first, on a reconnoitring mission.

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