08 October 2020 “It's devastating. You're not supposed to bury your child, lose your child at 22 years old." Mona Gunn was settling in for the day as the principal of Fairlawn Elementary School in Norfolk on Oct. 12, 2000, when her private phone line rang...
08 October 2020 USS Cole, 20 years later – We remember Twenty years after the attack on USS Cole, we remember the heroic efforts of a crew that didn’t give up the ship and honor the sacrifice of the 17 Sailors killed...
08 October 2020 Cole Sailor creates 20th anniversary logo Monday, October 12th, 2020, marks 20 years since the terrorist attack that claimed 17 brave Sailors and injured 37 others in Aden, Yemen...
05 October 2020 CNO Asks Fleet for Moment of Silence in Honor of USS Cole 20th Anniversary Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday sent a message to the fleet asking for a moment of silence on Oct. 12, at 11:18 a.m. to honor the Sailors who died, and who bravely saved their ship after the terrorist attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) 20 years ago...
05 October 2020 USS Cole Survivor Serving Again in U.S. 5th Fleet Reflects on the 20th Anniversary of the Bombing “It changed me forever”“We heard a loud explosion and it felt to us like the ship lifted and it immediately settled back down into the water,” Master Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Craig Cotherman reflected on the bombing of guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the port of Aden, Yemen, the...
25 September 2020 Harrisonville Native serves aboard “Mighty Cole” during Remembrance Ceremony A remembrance ceremony will be conducted at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 12, commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole. The ceremony will honor the 17 shipmates who lost their lives in service to their country. Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Catron, a...
24 September 2020 History Behind the USS Cole Memorial Exactly one year after and with a promise to never forget, the U.S. Navy dedicated the USS Cole monument to honor and remember the 17 Sailors killed in the tragic bombing that took place to the Norfolk-based destroyer in Yemen on Oct. 12, 2000. ...
16 March 2020 Survivor, Sailor, Mother Inspires Daughters To Follow In Her Footsteps Oct. 12, 2000 is a day that will live in infamy for American Sailors who served and are serving aboard the USS Cole. Seventeen Sailors lost their lives that day and 38 were wounded when suicide terrorists exploded a small boat next to the destroyer off the coast of Yemen.For Petty Officer 2nd Class...
12 October 2019 USS Cole Honors their Heroes The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) crew, past and present, gathered alongside families and guests today, to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the ships bombing...
07 January 2019 USCENTCOM confirms the death of Jamal al-Badawi Jamal al-Badawi was a legacy al Qaeda operative in Yemen involved in the USS Cole bombing. U.S. forces confirmed the results of the strike following a deliberate assessment process...