Urzua

While some stories have said the men all wanted to be the final one to ascend to the surface -- each wanted to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records -- Urzua is expected to be the last to return above ground.

Luis Urzua: Chile's underground leader Jena McGregor 2010

Under the extraordinary leadership of Luis Urzua, their foreman, they conscientiously shared what little they had, with each man taking precisely one spoonful of tuna fish every 48 hours.

James Heffernan: How a Government Takeover Saved 33 Lives James Heffernan 2010

"It's nice to be here where our families were," said Luis Urzua, the shift foreman who has been praised for leading the trapped miners through the 69-day ordeal, especially in the first 17 days when they had no contact with the outside world and just a 48-hour emergency food supply.

Chile Miners Return For Mass Near Rescue Site AP 2010

"We have had a stage here in our lives that we never planned for," said Urzua, who has been mining for three decades.

Chile mine rescue underway; 8 hoisted safely to surface Juan Forero 2010

"It's nice to be here where our families were," said Luis Urzua, the shift foreman who has been praised for leading the trapped miners through the 69-day ordeal, especially in the first 17 days when they had no contact with the outside world and just a 48-hour emergency food supply.

Chile Miners Return For Mass Near Rescue Site AP 2010

Urzua, the shift foreman, had this to say as he hugged the man who saved the 33: "You always gave us the straight talk, always speaking the truth."

The Man Behind The Rescue Of The Chilean Miners Adam J. Rose 2010

And at the end, the last miner to reach the surface, shift foreman Luis Urzua, would tell him: "People like you are worth a lot of money in Chile."

The Man Behind The Rescue Of The Chilean Miners Adam J. Rose 2010

When Shift Foreman Luis Urzua, the last worker out of the San Jose mine, embraced Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, he didn't rejoice about the glories of the free market.

Allison Kilkenny: Capitalism didn't save the miners Allison Kilkenny 2010

Under the extraordinary leadership of Luis Urzua, their foreman, they conscientiously shared what little they had, with each man taking precisely one spoonful of tuna fish every 48 hours.

James Heffernan: How a Government Takeover Saved 33 Lives James Heffernan 2010

When Shift Foreman Luis Urzua, the last worker out of the San Jose mine, embraced Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, he didn't rejoice about the glories of the free market.

Allison Kilkenny: Capitalism didn't save the miners Allison Kilkenny 2010