USS Cole attack shows cost of showing flag at sea
The USS Cole bombing underscores the balance between ship survivability and mission presence overseas. Experts note Cole’s all steel hull and damage control systems reflect lessons from Belknap Stark and other attacks, while host nations’ security and risk of terrorism complicate port calls.
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Norfolk Mourns Loss of Seventeen Aboard USS Cole
In Norfolk Virginia locals react to the explosion near Yemen that left 17 Cole crew either dead or missing. Families like Virginia Brown and Denise Foley share grief and memories while the community offers aid, counseling and meals as Fleet Week plans shift to mourning.
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Navy casualty list released by U S Navy
The Navy on Friday provided a casualty list naming those killed and missing in the attack. Killed are Richard Costelow Morrisville Pennsylvania Cherone Gunn Rex Georgia James McDaniels Norfolk Virginia Lakiba Palmer San Diego Timothy Saunders Ringgold Virginia Andrew Triplett Macon Mississippi Craig Wibberley Williamsport Maryland Timothy Gauna Rice Texas Marelan Neto Fond du Lac Wisconsin Ronald Owens Vero Beach Florida Joshua Parlett Churchville Maryland Patrick Roy Keedysville Maryland Shawn Rux Portland North Dakota Ronchester Santiago Kingsville Texas Gary Swendonis Jr Rockport Texas. Missing is Kenneth Clodfelter Mechanicsville Virginia.
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Williamsport
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Wis
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Churchville
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Kevin Shawn Rux
Portland
N.D
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Kingsville
Texas
Gary Graham Swendonis Jr
Rockport
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