Remember the Cole
Michelle Malkin notes that this is the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the USS Cole.
Here is a list of the 17 sailors who died that day:
* Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, 21, of Mechanicsville, Virginia.
* Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer Richard Costelow, 35, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
* Mess Management Specialist Seaman Lakeina Monique Francis, 19, of Woodleaf, North Carolina
* Information Systems Technician Seaman Timothy Lee Gauna, 21, of Rice, Texas
* Signalman Seaman Cherone Louis Gunn, 22, of Rex, Georgia
* Seaman James Rodrick McDaniels, 19, of Norfolk, Virginia
* Engineman 2nd Class Marc Ian Nieto, 24, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
* Electronics Warfare Technician 2nd Class Ronald Scott Owens, 24, of Vero Beach, Florida
* Seaman Lakiba Nicole Palmer, 22, of San Diego, California
* Engineman Fireman Joshua Langdon Parlett, 19, of Churchville, Maryland
* Fireman Patrick Howard Roy, 19, of Cornwall on Hudson, New York
* Electronics Warfare Technician 1st Class Kevin Shawn Rux, 30, of Portland, North Dakota
* Mess Management Specialist 3rd Class Ronchester Manangan Santiago, 22, Kingsville, Texas
* Operations Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Lamont Saunders, 32, of Ringgold, Virginia
* Fireman Gary Graham Swenchonis Jr., 26, Rockport, Texas
* Ensign Andrew Triplett, 31, of Macon, Mississippi
* Seaman Craig Bryan Wibberley, 19, of Williamsport, Maryland
Here's a terrific
page on the Cole with lots of information. Did you know that the Cole was named after Medal of Honor recipient Marine Sgt. Darrell S. Cole who died on Iwo Jima? Here's a
good bio of Sgt. Cole, by a nephew.
