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The story of the incident was reported in the 2010 book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Stephan Talty and Captain Richard Phillips, who had been master of the vessel at the time of the incident. The hijacking also inspired the 2013 film Captain Phillips.
Actor Ward Bond portrayed Diamond in an episode of the television series Cavalcade of America entitled The Marine Who Lived 200 years. It aired on June 1, 1955; a copy has been located at the Marine Corps Museum. The Filipino-American actor Lou Diamond Phillips was named after him by his father, a Marine Corps C-130 Crew Chief. [citation needed] Although Diamond is sometimes referred to as highly decorated, his only personal decoration was the Secretary of the Navy Commendation Ribbon, which later became the Navy Commendation Medal.