12 October 2020 Carrier Strike Group 11 Honors USS Cole in U.S. 5th Fleet Throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and accompanying ships commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) and honored the 17 lives lost...
08 October 2020 Cole Sailor creates 20th anniversary logo The anniversary of the attack on the USS Cole is upon us. Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, marks 20 years since the terrorist attack that claimed 17 brave Sailors and injured 39 others in port Aden, Yemen. ...
08 October 2020 20 years later: Former USS Cole Sailor remembers attack It was 11:18 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2000, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). The ship arrived in Yemen that morning for a brief fuel stop after completing a lengthy transit through the Suez Canal the day prior. Suddenly, the lights went out and all ventilation...
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...
12 October 2010 Obama Honors USS Cole Victims, Vows Continued Vigilance President Barack Obama remembered the 17 sailors Oct. 12, lost a decade ago during the attack on the USS Cole by vowing to remain vigilant in working with Yemen and other global partners to counter the al-Qaida threat.Obama said in a White House statement that the fallen Cole sailors "were serving...