Posted on Oct 12, 2020
Remembering the Crew of USS Cole (DDG 67) – 20 Years Later
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Remembering the Sailors killed in the line of duty while serving in USS Cole when a terrorist bomb was detonated along the port side of the ship while it was refueling in Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000.
Remembering the Crew of USS Cole (DDG 67) – 20 Years Later
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for the read/share, I have visited the memorial at NOB and paid my respects.
https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/modern-ships/uss-cole.html
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https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/modern-ships/uss-cole.html
SPC Margaret Higgins COL Mikel J. Burroughs CPL Dave Hoover Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SCPO Morris Ramsey PVT Mark Zehner Sgt (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SSG Robert Mark Odom CPL Douglas Chrysler PO1 Tony Holland SGT Robert Pryor SPC Mark Huddleston CW5 Jack Cardwell PO1 Lyndon Thomas PO3 Phyllis Maynard Wayne Soares SSG Stephen Rogerson
USS Cole (DDG-67) was laid down on 28 February 1994 at Pascagoula, MS, by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Industries; launched on 10 January 1995; sponsored by Mrs. Lee Perry, wife of Secretary of Defense William J. Perry; and commissioned on 8 June 1996 at Port Everglades, FL, CommanderM. Stewart O'Bryanin command. On 8 August 2000, with Kirk S. Lippold in command, Cole was deployed with guided missile frigate Simpson (FFG-56) and...
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One of the sailors that perished in the attack was a guy I graduated high school with. It truly hit home after he was killed and my hometown ensured he is remembered. Petty Officer 2nd class Scott Owens had just started his military career when his life was taken way too early.
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