Today we remember those sailors who lost their lives in the attack on the USS Cole in Adan, Yemen on 12 October 2000. We lost 17 sailors. The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack against the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole while it was harbored and being refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden. 17 American sailors were killed, and 39 were injured. This event was the deadliest attack against a United States Naval vessel since 1987. The terrorist organization al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. A U.S. judge has held Sudan liable for the attack, while another has released over $13 million in Sudanese frozen assets to the relatives of those killed. The American Navy has reconsidered their rules of engagement in response to this attack. A list of the brave Sailors who sacrificed their lives: Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter,21 Mechanicsville, Virginia Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer Richard Costelow, 35 Morrisville, Pennsylvania Mess Management Specialist Seaman Lakeina Monique Francis, 19 Woodleaf, North Carolina Information Systems Technician Timothy Lee Gauna, 21 Rice, Texas Signalman Seaman Cherone Louis Gunn, 22 Rex, Georgia Seaman James Rodrick McDaniels, 19 Norfolk, Virginia Engineman Second Class Marc Ian Nieto, 24 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Electronics Warfare Technician Second Class Ronald Scott Owens, 24 Vero Beach, Florida Seaman Lakiba Nicole Palmer, 22 San Diego, California Engineman Fireman Joshua Langdon Parlett, 19 Churchville, Maryland Fireman Patrick Howard Roy, 19 Cornwall on Hudson, New York Electronics Warfare Technician First Class Kevin Shawn Rux, 30 Portland, North Dakota Mess Management Specialist Third Class Ronchester Manangan Santiago, 22 Kingsville, Texas Operations Specialist Second Class Timothy Lamont Saunders, 32 Ringgold, Virginia Fireman Gary Graham Swenchonis Jr., 26 Rockport, Texas Ensign Andrew Triplett, 31 Macon, Mississippi Seaman Craig Bryan Wibberley, 19 Williamsport, Maryland
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:00:42 +0000
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