Hat tip: James at Hell in a Handbasket. These are my own words:
Four years ago today the USS Cole (DDG 67) was attacked while refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen, taking the lives of 17 sailors and wounding another 37 and leaving a 40' x 60' gash in the hull. As we honor the memory and sacrifice of our sailors, let us also not forget that this was just another pre-9/11 "nuisance" that John Kerry would like us to return to. Additionally, take a moment to read the biography of Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, USMC, the bugler--yes, bugler--posthumously awarded the MOH for his actions at Iwo Jima, and for whom the Cole is named. |