Two United States Navydestroyers have borne the name USS Cole. The first Cole was named for Edward B. Cole. The second ship was named for Darrell S. Cole. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... Edward Ball Cole (23 September 1879 - 18 June 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. Cole was born in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole (20 July 1920 – 19 February 1945) was a US Marine during World War II. Sergeant Cole was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry in the campaign at Iwo Jima. ...
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The USSCole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USSCole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden.
On October 12, 2000, USSCole, under the command of Commander Kirk Lippold, set in to Aden harbor for a routine fuel stop.
On November 3, 2002, the CIA fired a AGM-114 Hellfire missile from a Predator UAV at a vehicle carrying Abu Ali al-Harithi, a suspected planner of the bombing plot.
We support the USSCole Omnibudsmen which is an organization of sailors families that raise funds for activities for the children of the sailors of the USSCole while the Cole is out to sea.
Sergeant Cole was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry in the campaign at Iwo Jima.
Cole completed his first overseas tour of duty and returned to the United States in February 1943 where he joined the First Batallion, Twenty-Third Marines, a part of the Fourth Marine Division at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.
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