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On August 25, 1941, he enlisted in the Marine Corps for the duration of the National Emergency. He was appointed as a Marine Corps Field Musician, the equivalent of a bugler, and was transferred to the First Marine Division. Cole completed his first overseas tour of duty and returned to the United States in February 1943, where he joined the First Battal- ion, Twenty-Third Marines, Fourth Division. During the battle for Saipan, Cole was assigned to a machine gun unit and was des- ignated as machine gun section leader. During the battle, Cole's squad leader was killed. Although wounded himself, Cole assumed command of the entire squad and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. On February 19, 1945, Sergeant Cole led his machine gun section ashore in the D-Day assault of Iwo Jima. Armed with only a pis- tol and one hand grenade, Sergeant Cole made a one-man attack against two enemy gun emplacements. Twice he returned to his own lines for additional grenades. He continued to attack under fierce enemy fire until he had succeeded in destroying the enemy strong point. After returning to his squad, he was instantly killed by an enemy grenade. By his one-man attack and heroic self-sacrifice, Sergeant Cole enabled his company to move forward against the remain- ing fortifications and attain their ultimate objective. MOTTO: GLORIA MERCES VIRTUTIS: GLORY IS THE REWARD OF VALOR under- scores the spirit of Sergeant Dar- rell S. Cole, his extraordinary heroism, unwavering loyalty to country, and bravery in facing overwhelming adversity. A DETERMINED WARRIOR, The mission of USS COLE QDDG 67j is to be prepared to conduct prompt, sustained com- bat operations at sea. COLE is equipped to operate in a high- density, multi-threat environment either independently or as an integral member of a carrier bat- tle group, surface action group, amphibious readiness group, or underway replenishment group. In addition to her own self defense capabilities in Air War- fare CAWJ, Undersea Warfare CUSWJ, and Surface Warfare QSUWJ, COLE can effectively provide local area protection to the battle group, surface action group, and other ships. COLE employs the ANXSPY-1D phased array radar, which incor- porates significant advances in the detection capabilities of the AEGIS Weapons System, particu- larly in its resistance to enemy electronic countermeasures KECMJ. Using her SPY-1D and her MK 99 Fire Control System, COLE can guide vertically launched missiles to extended ranges. To provide point defense against hostile air targets, COLE is equipped with the Block I upgrade to the Phalanx Close-In- Weapons System CCIWSJ. These systems are supplemented by the SLQ-32Vt2j Electronic Warfare Suite, which provides passive detection of various radio emitters and transmissions to enhance the tactical situation. The EW suite also permits the launching of decoy countermeasures and has the ability to actively jam enemy radar. COLE's land attack cruise missile strike capability is provided by Tomahawk missiles, which are launched from the MK 41 Verti- cal Launching System QVLSD. Ship attack is provided by Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles, which have a range in excess of 65 nau- tical miles. The 5 ! 54 caliber gun, in conjunction with the MK 34 Gun Weapons System, is a surface warfare weapon which can also be used for close-in-air contacts or to provide Naval Sur- face Fire Support CNSFSJ for forces ashore. COLE's ANXSQQ-89 integrated USW suite is the most advanced underwater warfare system in the world today. The ANXSQS-53C hull mounted sonar is used pas- sively and actively to detect and localize submerged contacts. COLE also has the capability to support the SH-60B LAMPS Mark III helicopter for the con- duct of USW and over-the-hori- zon targeting missions. Six MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes, MK 46 and MK 50 torpe- does, and Vertically Launched ASROC's Nlffsl round out COLE's USW package. Propelled by four quick-response General Electric LM-2500 Gas Tur- bine Engines coupled to two control- lable, reversible pitch KCRPI pro- pellers, COLE enjoys tremendous maneuverability and a top speed in the excess of 31 knots. Three Alli- son 501K Gas Turbine Generators provide the ship with up to 7500 KW of electrical power. COLE can make up to 24,000 gallons per day of fresh potable water through the use of two reverse osmosis distilling plants. COLE adds maximum survivability to its potent offensive capability. ARLEIGH BURKE Class destroyers utilize all-steel construction. Exten- sive topside armor is placed around vital combat systems and machinery spaces while the large water plane area hull form significantly improves its sea-keeping ability. Acoustic, infrared and radar signatures have been reduced, and vital shipboard systems are hardened against elec- tromagnetic pulse and over-pressure damage. A comprehensive Collective Air Protection System ICPSJ guards against Chemical, Biological and Radiological CCBRJ agents. State-of- the-art propulsion and damage con- trol systems are managed by an all- new data multiplexing transmission system. Home to 26 Officers, 28 Chief Petty Officers, and 265 Sailors, COLE supplies its crew with most cus- tomer-oriented services associated with a small town at sea, including dining, banking, laundry, postal ser- xdces, barber, a physical fitness cen- ter, library, internet, access and shopping facilities. COLE is a powerful weapon, capa- ble of staying at sea for months at a time. Her awesome fire power, cou- pled with her stealthy design and an exceptionally well-trained crew, make COLE the premier warship for carrying out the U.S. Navy's mis- sions today and well into the 21st century. 3 ornmandrng ffrcer , o 5 l Commander Krrk S Llpp Commander Lmppold recelved h1s commlsslon 1n the US Navy 1n 1981 Commander Llppolds 1n1t1al sea duty asslgnment was USS FAIRFAX COUNTY QLST 1 1935 as the Marn Propulslon Asslstant later assummg dut1es as Engmeer Off1cer Thls was followed by asslgn ment to USS YORKTOWN QCG 481 as the Communica tlons Off1CQT and Combat lnformatlon Center Offlcer Subsequent to the completlon of Surface Warfare Offlcer School Department Head Course 1n 1989 he was ordered to the comm1ss1on1ng crew of USS ARLEIGH BURKE QDDG 51j as the Operatxons Offmcer I-l1s last at sea asslgnment was as Execu t1ve Offlcer of USS SHILOH QCG 671 Commander L1ppold attended the Naval Postgraduate School from 1987 to 1989 and received a Masters of Scrence 1n Systems Engmeerlng CJo1nt Command Control and Com mumcatlonsl I-le IS also a 1994 graduate of the Unlted States Army s Command and General Staff College I-hs most recent asslgnment was as the Adm1n1strat1ve Arde to the Secretary of the Navy Commander L1ppold took command of the seventeenth Arlexgh Burke Class Destroyer USS COLE QDDG 67J IH O June 1999 Commander Llppold S Person al awards 1nclude the LQQIOU of Mer1t Mentorlous SGWICQ Medal ftwo awardsl Navv Commendanon Medal UW0 awardsj Navy ACl'llGV9ment Medal ftwo awardsl m addl tlon to varlous campalgn and SQYVICQ nbbons . 0 0 . 1 . . , ' 1 ' , v . 1 v ' v . , ' 1 s ' 9 E ecutive fficer Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt received his commis- sion in the U.S. Navy in 1987. Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt's initial sea duty assignment was in USS YORKTOWN ICG 48, as the Main Propulsion Assistant. Following completion of the Surface Warfare Officer School Command, Depart- ment Head Course, in 1994, he was ordered to USS VELLA GULF ICG 72, as Engineer Officer. Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt attended the Naval Postgraduate School from 1991 to 1993 and received a College where he received a Masters of Arts degree in National Security and Strate- gic Studies. He served on the Navy Staff IOPNAV N86l in Washington, DC as the Anti- Air Defense Commander Requirements Officer and as Administrative Aide to the Director of Surface Warfare. In December 1999, Lieu- tenant Commander Peter- schmidt assumed duties in USS COLE QDDG 67j as the Executive Officer. Lieutenant Commander Peter- schmidt's personal awards include the Navy Commenda- tion Medal fthree awardsl, LCDR J. Chris Peterschmidt Command Master Chief Master Chief Hospital Corpsman fSur- face Warfare!Air Warfare!Fleet Marine Forcel James G. Parlier, enlist- ed in the Navy in April 1978. He completed tours of duty at Naval Regional Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, Field Medical School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Naval Hospital, Orlando, Florida, Fighter Squadron Forty One where he deployed with the USS NIMITZ fCVN68j, and the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT QCVN71j during the next eleven years. In May 1989, he attended the Inde- pendent Duty Corpsman School, Naval School of Health Sciences, Portsmouth, Virginia. He graduated with honors in May 1990. He then completed a tour of duty at USS LEADER IMSD 4901 where he was promoted to Chief Petty Offi- cer. He deployed to te Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield!Storm. He then served wth 8th Engineers Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. After tours of duty with Naval Special Warfare Unit TWO, Machrihanish, Scotland where he supported Special Opera- tions in Northern Europe and in the Baltics during Operation Provide Promise, he attended the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy. HMCS Parlier then reported to Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida where he was promoted to Master Chief. Subsequently he received orders to Naval Hospital, Patuxent River, Maryland as the Com- mand Master Chief. HMCM Parlier applied for the Command Master Chief Program and received the NEC 9580. He then accepted orders to USS COLE QDDG67j as Command Master Chief. His decorations include the Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal ftwo awardsl, Combat Action Ribbon, and various other unit and personal awards. Masters of Science degree in Physics. He is also a 1999 graduate of the Naval Warfare Navy Achievement Medal, and various service medals and rib- bons. HMCM KSWXAWXFMFJ James G. Parlier v-iw' ',1:,.f,, efSf'i3:v L , fs-N--sm Combat Systems Combat Systems Officer WQHDOHS Offiflef LT Anthony Delatorre LT Joseph Gagliano The Combat Systems Department encompasses several ratlngs lncludlng ET FC GM IC STG and TlVl Th1s department IS charged Wll1l'1 the readlness and malntenance of all radars Lmderwater survell lance equlpment a1r defense equ1pment and weapons systems on board COLE Th1s department IS also respons1ble for all 1nternal and external com mun1cat1ons equlpment The m1ss1on ofthe Combat Systems Department ln support of COLE s overall m1ss1on IS to malntam all weapons and sensors m 611 operahonally ready state ready to defend 1tself Of other assets at a moment S notlce 1 , - - 7 . ' 7 7 7 7 7 - . , I 1 l u v . 7 ' 7 . . pf-p-V-.1.f7.,..,t,..,,--.. ., ,-..,. ,:,., Y , , ENS Turner and STGCM Abney show their smiles for the plane that will take them home. Mlm. Below: Watch out! The gals from Combat Sys- tems got the gun. Left Shxpmates STG1 Alvarez and TM1 Callahan stnke a pose on the fantall 1n Yemen Above FCC Cavanagh and FC1 De Angells long t1me frlencls waltlng ln Germany for the return fllght home TORPEDOMAN S MATE SIJNAR TECHNICIAN M CA sior1 I ENS Kyle Turner STGCM KSWJ Paul Abney STG1 QSWJ Charles Brooks STG1 Janetta Alvarez ASWO LCPO LPO LPO TM1 QSWD Davlcl Rueckert STG1 Charles lVlcPeters STG2 Pleter Bartosh STG2 Jessxca Jannarone STG3 KSWJ Tara Grant STG3 George Kohn STG3 Jenmfer Kudrlk STG3 Kyle Mclntyre Team Sonar Not Pzctured TM1 CSWJ Llsa Callahan STG1 QSWJ Randall Stahl STG2 Andre Adams STG3 Jamle Colher STG3 Lnonel Dav1s TM3 QSWJ R1cardo Santos STG3 Kr1sten Wheeler STGSA Mlchael Grenz CA D1v1s1on 1S compnsed of Sonar Techn1c1ans KSTG sl and Torpedo man s Mates KTM sl STG s are respons1ble for operatlng and ma1nta1n1ng the most advanced USW combat system IH the U S Navy the ANXSQQ 89fVJ4! 6 sonar sulte The system IS deslgned to detect track and engage threat submannes VV1lIl'l surface and a1r launched torpedoes Th1s sonar sulte IS compnsed of the ANXSQS 53C I-lull Mounted sonar system the ANXSQR 19B Tovved Array the ANXSQQ 28 Processor and the MK 116 MOD 7 Flre Control System STG s are also responslble for the On Board Tra1nerlOBTl tor pedo countermeasures CNIXIEJ and the ANXSQQ 89011 Block I upgrade vvh1ch conslsts of TDSS MSTRAP and SIMAS ll TM s ma1nta1n the underwater weapons and assoclated launch1ng systems They are respon slble for the safe load1ng storage and flnng of the MK 46 and MK 50 torpe does They also malntaln the MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes aw- LAMISS MK 111 Signal E X ' ! ' l F ' ' ..' 0 wi CWO2 Donald Kent LTJG David Harrold ETCS QSWJ Pamela Jacobse EMO EMO LCPO ETC lSWl Richard Costelovv LPO CE Division is comprised ANXSPS 64 and on of Electronics exterior communications Technicians CET sl and equipment such as the Interlor Commun1cat1ons ANXURT 23 Electricians CIC sl The INIVIARSAT ANXWSC ET s perform prevent1ve 3 NAVIVIACS and and corrective ANXSQR 4 The IC men maintenance on are responsible for radar systems such as equlpment such as the the AN! SPS 67 and ANXWSN 5 gyro 10 I I IC1 QSWD John Washak LPO compasses Data Multi- plexing System QDIVISJ, Integrated Voice Communications System CIVCSJ Shipboard Information Training Equipment Television CSITE TVD Underwater Log and Wlnd Indicating and lVleasur1ng Systems. - , 7 . . , . - s I I 7 n . , 7 1 ' u a a 1 a CE D1v1s1on '? INTERIDR MAINTENANCE ELEg1-RQNICS ELECTRICIAN IICI TECHNICIAN QED I1 I 44 ET2 lan Claus IC2 James Croft ET3 Danny Akers ET3 Sandy Campoamor ET2 QSWD Nsilo Greene IC2 Stanley Jackson ET3 Michael Ciresi ET3 Russell Dietz Left The Back Seat Boyz Above ETl lSWl Gra IC2 Jackson ET3 ham takmg a break Rambaran and ET3 CIYQSI 11 fu? 4 A r l l ET3 Steven Hancock IC3 David Isbell ETS Ravin Rambaran ET3 Adam Wishart S ICFN Billy Dempsey ICFN John Stone Not Pictured ET1 CSWJ Robert Graham ET3 William Kramer l l ' It , l l Below: The guys of CF Left: ET2 KSWD Greene takes a break while u , , in Yemen- D1v1s1on pose in front of Harpoon CF Division LTJG Robert Mercer Ill FCC KSWJ Jonathan Walker STRIKE LCPO FC2 CSWJ Paris I-leniy FC3 Nathan Bair CF Division is tive and corrective comprised of Fire maintenance on all Controlmen lFC'sl. weapons systems on CF Division consists board COLE, includ- of three work centers ing computer diagnos- that are responsible tics and fault isolation for Strike Warfare, of casualties to the Surface Warfare, and lowest replaceable Air Warfare. CF Divi- assembly lprinted cir- sion performs preven- cuit card or main FCC CSWD Thomas Cavanagh FC1 lSWl David Veal LPO LPO FC3 Daryl Bowe frame mounted com- ponentl. CF Division is also responsible for operation of the Tom- ahawk Weapons Sys- tem, IVIK 34 Gun Fire Control System KGFCSJ, and Harpoon Weapons System. FC3 David Sanders Not Pictured FC3 Derek Gagne CG DIVISION .'. as GMC KSWJ Mark Hawkins GMC KSWD Norman Larson GMC KSWJ Douglas Clayton LCPO LPO GMI TSW? Jeffery Brown GM2 Erin Long GM2 Tyrone McNeal GM2 Tabitha Miller GM2 Aaron Morgan GM2 CSWD Stafford Tyson GM3 Kevin Benoit GM3 Lyle Bramsorl CG Division is com- their related maga- prised of Gunner's zines. GM's are in- Mates fGM'sl who are primarily respon- sible ior the opera- volved in all aspects of the ship's ammu- nition storage and tion and maintenance administration. GM's of the ship's 5 !54 caliber MK 45 Gun Mount, the MK 41 Vertical Launching System KVLSJ, and supervise and train nition inspections, maintenance, and handling operations. Chief Clayton checks his cover for holes GM3 Kenya McCarter GM3 Danny Phelps personnel for ammu- They also supervise the qualification of ship's personnel in the proper use and handling of small arms. GM2 Miller working hard GMSN Pierce Not Pictured ENS Pablo Sierra ORDO GM1 CSWJ David Rohman GM3 Terry Duff s ClVl Division FC1 KSWJ Craig Cotherman FC2 lSWl Craig Jacobson LTJG Mikal Phillips FCC QSWJ Jeffrey Vinneau FC1 lSWl John DeAngelis PCO LCPO LPO i,..M..M..,, FC1 KSWJ Anthony Vancampen FC2 lSWl Tremaine Lide FC2 KSWJ Scott Everette FC2 Alexis Haddock FC2 Corey Reier FC2 lSWl Joseph Zide ff- CM Division is comprised of AEGIS and Non- AEGIS Fire Con- trolmen CFC'sl. AEGIS FC's are responsible for the ANXSPY-1D Radar, the MK 99 Fire Control Sys- tem, the Gpera- tional Readiness Test Set CORTSD, the MK 84 400 I-Iz Power Con- verters, and the Above: 5000 hours of school and they still AEGIS Display can't figure out how to change a light dub. and Computer Suites. Non- AEGIS FC's are responsible for operating and maintaining the Close-In-Weapons Fc2 qswp Douglas Hancock System QCIWSD. FC3 Chadwick Atwood FC3 David Baker FC3 Marlon Belber FC3 Christopher I-lagad - I i FC3 Jason I-layes FC3 Chadwick Larkin FC3 Scott lVlcAclams FC3 Jason Small FC3 Brian West FCSN Danny McCall FC3 Jason Mosher Not Pictured FC2 Generoso Alvarez FC3 Dyon Foster r CX Division LTJG James Salter FCCS QSWJ John Henderson FC1 QSWJ Robert Ballard STO LCPO LPO lCX Division is nance Man- lication Librari- comprised of ager CCSMIVD, an. CX Divi- 1 the Systems ' Test Officer i QSTOJ, the lCombat Sys- tems lVlainte ancl an AEGIS sion is charged Weapons Sys- with the oper- tem Techni- ational testing cian and! or of the AEGIS Technical Pub- Weapons Sys- tem and the execution of training sce- narios using computer sim- ulations. Engineering V Chief Engineer LT Deborah Courtney If You're Not An Engineer, You're Just A Rider' The Engineering De- partment encompass- es several ratings including DC, EM, EN, GSE, GSM, I-IT, and MR. This depart- ment is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all propulsion, electrical, mechanical, and auxil- iary systems that sup- port the ship's habit- ability and combat sys- tems. rw , P A DIVISIGU ENGINEMAN EWNEMAN LTJG Jason Grabelle ENC CSWJ Charles Sweet EMI CSWJ Eric Givens AUXO LCPO LPO Q Q Q rem 'ENT EN2 KSWJ Scott Kevvvitch FN Gina Morris EN2 QSWJ Marc Nieto EN2 CSWJ Vernon Walker ENFN Timothy Parr ENFA Joshua Parlett ENFA Jason Phillips Below Chlef Sweets famous last words What do you Q46 mean I have to put a Qifi quarter 1n here every t1me I cuss9l'? Not Pzctured EN3 John Thompson FA Patrxck Roy FA Gary Swenchoms Jr A D1v1s1on IS compnsecl of Engmemen KEN sl who are responslble for the operat1on an malntenance of all auxlllary equlpment lncludmg Cl1SlIlll1I'1Q plants a1r compressors steermg gear galley equlp ment, and refng erat1on systems. Q l I . 7 is 7 H .- - - aa ,'L'rf 1 T 1 d 7 . . . 7 7 7 , 4Ab :fix ' ' ' 'llis ni-n lgggl ' Run, Kxgl evo ELEc1mc1AN's Mm E'-Ecm'fgm'S Mm lEMl 1 R i ENS Rick Heckert EMC KSWJ Fred Strozier EMC KSWD James Newton ELECTRO LCPO LPO EM2 Kristofer Dettloff EMFN John Buckley FN Keelta M1lls FN Brandon Donalson EMFN Anthony Haywood EIVIFN Ryan Schmalz 1 Above: EMC Newton watching his loads', transfer. WN iE Division is comprised of Electrician's Mates fElVI'sl. ElVI's main- ttain shipboard electrical motors, electrical power distribution gsystems, and electrical test equipment. Additionally, they manage tithe shipboard electrical safety program. GAS TURBINE SYSTEMS GA?g:UHRI5Q:E'fgg5MS TECHNICIANS qssy MP Division ENS Andrew Triplett GSCS CSWJ Keith Lorensen GSCS l5Wl Jeffrey Spafembefg MPA LCPO MP Division is comprised of Gas Turbine System Technicians Electrical lGSE,sl and Gas Tur- bine System Techni- cians Mechanical lGSM'sl. GSE's are responsible for gas turbine control 26 GSMC KSWJ Mark Darwin circuitry such as sig- nal conditioners, con- trol consoles, and designated electrical equipment associated with shipboard propulsion and electrical power generation. GSlVl,s are responsible for GSEC CSWJ Elroy Newton the operation and maintenance of the main propulsion gas turbines, ship's ser- vice gas turbine gen- erators, main reduc- tion gears, propul- sion shafting, and associated equipment such as pumps, l l l valves, oil purifiers, and heat exchangers. They also perform administrative tasks related to gas turbine propulsion system operations and maintenance. 'GSM1 KSWJ George Kroboth GSM2 Kevin Hyde TGSM3 Matthew Melanovich GSM1 KSWJ Margaret Lopez GSE2 Robert McTureous GSIVI3 Marion Presbery GSM1 QSWJ Stephen Lowe GSM2 KSWJ Damlan Bethel GSE3 QSWJ Cesar Labrador GSE3 Mlchael Byrnes GSMFN Kelth Allen FN Jermalne Aydellot GSM1 Kroboth caught offguard at the EPCC console ln CCS ,ft il f GSMFN Nicholas Burnworth FN Chad Cleary UNH GSMFN Andrew Nemeth GSMFR Matthew Saigger GSEFN Jaimie Deguzman Not Pictured GSE1 KSWJ James Nall GSE3 Britain Argo GSM3 Joseph Hilbert GSE3 Jesse Neal GSMFN Keith Bower GSEFN Huffman FN Alanna Massiah GSMFN Raymond Mooney GSMFN Joo Park GSMFN Bryan Mitchell Above GSEFN Deguzman Right Talk to da boot says listenmg to another station on GSE3 Labrador the net Fi i HULL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN mn MACHINERLSEPAIHMAN i R Division HT1 KSWJ Michael Hayes LPO DC1 fSWl Ernesto Garcia DC1 KSWJ Robert Morger I-IT1 tSWl Bertha Snyder DC1 QSWJ Michael Webb CRD Division is com- used for damage control. defense and the repair of of shipboard structures, and Eriseci of Damage Control- They organize, supervise, and damage control equipment they maintain and repair ship- Q' en fDC'sl, Hull Maintenance train shipboard personnel and and systems. HT's are board waste collection sys- 'echnicians fl-lT'sl, and the ship's damage control responsible for maintaining tems. They also repair safety 'achinery Repairmen tMR'sl. teams in the operation and the ship's hull, fittings, piping and survival equipment and A ,C men are experts in the maintenance of damage con- systems, and associated perform many tasks related to girefighting doctrine and the trol equipment. They also machinery. I-IT's and MR's damage control. Qachniques and equipment instruct personnel in CBR plan and perform fabrication MR2 Rick Harrison HT2 KSWD Christopher Regal DC3 William Merchen HT3 Aaron Toney Above: DC3 Merchen Right: HCOTTIQ to Papal , whispers to HT3 Toney, MR2 Harrison says. Hey, will you rub my back again? HT3 Kenneth Clodfelter DCFN Daniel Sullivan Not Pictured ENS Sean Dubbs, DCA LTJG Nathaniel Fogg, DCA DCC CSWJ Barry Highland, LCPO DCFN Sean Powell HTFN Jeremy Stewart DC3 Levi Kelley FN Jeremiah Wright i ' x -. 5 1 Q' 4. , fx! I Vw 92 ' , . 5 KZ 1,5 y , fn: ,,, Wi 3,1 . ' 4 ., X l - me . , f, . ' st M W 27' i f f 7 4 Z' W .. f , , W ex 9 ,M ' v J 0 , ,W '1 E ,ffffw ' 'ffl 'wi W A Z. f Qc! f if 7 W ? Mu f , W M a W avigation! Administration H , D Navigator if i LT Arm Chamberlain Above: PNC Pearce WOl'1d9f5 'LI-low do I get this unauth0 Left: Striking a pose while in rized material off my Comp'-'te Yemen. screen? Hi G fThe Administration lD e p a r t m e n t iencompasses sever- sal ratings including il-IM, MA, NC, PN, JQM, SM, and YN. This department is responsible for the efficient and meticulous mainte- nance of all ship's correspondence and for administra- tive support of the crevv. Personnel in this department also provide securi- ty expertise, career counseling, medical care, and support safe navigation of the ship at sea. It Above: SM3 Baskins thinking about those flags again! mil nal alll' 0 . Right: Doctor, Doctor give me the news 33 'ft' 'ff' I-1 ' w 1' . Hosmm. CURPSMAN HUsP'TAl'Hl,f,l'HPS 'AN www l NH Division is compnsed of Hospital Corps men CHM sl HM s provide medical care to injured and 1ll crewmembers They also assist 34 HMC QSWD Clifford Moser HN Tayinikia Campbell SN Eben Sanchez Zuniga physicians with physical exami nations, patient care, the admin istering of med 1cat1on, and maintenance of the crew s medical records NN Division is com- prised of Quartermas- ter's lQM,sl and Sig- nalmen lSM'sl. QM's assist the Officer of the Deck KOODJ and ' the Navigator in plot- ting the ship s posi- tion While underway They procure cor- rect maintain and make use of all navi- gation and oceano- graphic publications charts and naviga tional instruments SM s utilize visual sig naling methods and equipment for corn munications including flashing light sema phore and signal flags They stand watches on the signa decoding messages honoring passing veS sels and maintaining signaling equipment l ' i n 7 ,l 7 7 . I . 1 7 7 - - . . 7 . . 1 1 l I 7 - 7 . ' . ' 1 I 7 n . Q . . , , bridge encoding and 7 7 I 7 NN ... QUAHTERMASTER QDMI SIGNALMAN GM, QIVIC lSWl Michael Russell SM2 QSWJ Hector Figueroa LCPO LPO SM3 Brian Baskins SM3 Marlon O'Neil SIVI3 Shavar Reynolds QIVISN Calib Bingham SIVISN Cherone Gunn QIVISN Christopher Nolf QM3 Roger Torres Not Pictured QM2 CSWJ Todd Mazenko PEHSUNNELMAN IPNI WOMAN WN! MASTER AT ARMS Wm NAVY CUUNSELDR CNGJ NX Division 1 r i PNC KSWJ Suzan Pearce YN1 CSWD Laura Stewart LCPO LPO IVIA1 KSWJ Justin Crowe NC1 KSWXAWJ Christina Huber YN2 Deon Mack YN2 KSVW Angel Tate N PN3 Esther Hood um N TNX Division is comprised of :four different ratings: Mas- iter-At-Arms KMAD, Navy Career Counselor KNCJ, Per- isonnelmen CPN'sl, and 'Yeomen fYN'sl. lVlA's train -Qand advise personnel on 'matters pertaining to inves- tigations, interrogations, -aapprehension, crime pre- fvention, and preservation of scrime scenes and evidence. iThey are responsible for the aenforcement of orders and regulations, shore patrol, sand physical security evalua- tions. Members of this rat- ing help keep law and order iaboard the ship. NC's the command in orga- and implementing PN3 CSWJ Nicole Lozano enlisted recruiting and retention programs, and they counsel Navy person- nel and their dependents on career opportunities in the Navy. PN's perform enlisted personnel administration duties, including manpower planning, maintaining ser- vice records, and preparing reports. YN's perform cleri- cal and administrative duties, including typing, fil- ing, and routing of corre- spondence and official reports. YN3 Lori Turner PNSN Rodrigo Serrano Below: PN3 Lozano going crazy. Above: NC1 Huber is Left, YN2 Mack, smiling because anoth- Caught in the act! er sailor reenlists! Y ' ' ' . , . Y , ., . ... ,,..,-,:,i. .--.-,.,,.ff..:l3-gi-'-'.7i:'rwrm4 ' ,:55:..-,-f.3.---g:.,g3fy.-51, gg 174, Y , -1-- - -W V - f-' 'V ' peranons Operations Otf1cer LT Derek Tnnque Above: BM1 Ingram reminds BM2 Watson what class of Right: LLBut We donst Own any petty officer l'1eis...again. Spaces topsideyy Says SN Jones 38 Left: SN Morales has been put in charge of keeping SN Longo on a short leash. Led by the Operations Officer, Operations Depart- ment is made up of Infor- mation Systems Techni- cians flT'sl, Boatswain's Mates CBlVl'sl, Deck Sea- man, Operations Special- ists fOS'sl, Electronic War- fare Technicians fEW'sl, and an Intelligence Spe- cialist USD. Operations Department's principle role is to support COLE in sustained operations at sea as a part of a Joint Task Group or as an inde- pendent unit conducting Anti-Air, Anti-Surface, Anti-Submarine, and Strike Warfare opera- tions against the enemy Secondary roles include fixed and rotary wing air control electronic naviga tion Naval Surface Fire Support CNSFSJ for amphibious assaults, elec- tronic communications, refueling and replenish- ment at sea, Electronic Warfare, Search and Res- cue, and small boat opera- tions. Left and those SN Lloyd are the beaches of France Above OD Division dropping anchor 39 7 - 7 5 1 1 INFORMATION SYS- INFOFIIVIATION SYS- TEIVIS TECHNICIAN QITj TEMS TECHNICIAN UTI CDC Division ffl- ENS Jason Van Foeken ITC QSWI Rachelle Bost lT1 QSWI Larry Bloodsaw COMIVIO LCPO I-PO IT2 Bruce Clark IT2 QSWI David Copeland lT2 Sarah Gomez lT2 Daryle Poitier IT2 Wendell Rice lT2 Andrew Voyer lT3 Marlon Cook ITSN Timothy Gauna :Clear and reliable Technicians CIT'sD are :communications are responsible for lvital to the success of installing, operating, 'any mission. Com- and maintaining Frnunications Division information systems is responsible for technologies includ- .maintaining ing local and Wide :communication links area network systems :to battle group forces and associated afloat and to units peripheral devices. ishore. Under the They also operate 'direction of the Com radio frequency com munications Officer munications systems Information Systems including automated data links and voice networks through the use of transceivers, transmitters, and receivers in the I-IF, UI-IF, and El-IF spec- tra. They also pro- vide communications and computer related training and assis- tance to the entire command ITSN Rocky Haggard ITSN James McDaniels ITSN Amaury Ponciano CDD DIVISICDH BOATSWAlN'S MATE KB Nll BUATSWAIN'S MATE lHMl ' l ' . . l ENS Gregory McDearmon BMC KSWXAWXDVJ Eric Kafka First Lieutenant l-CPO BlVl1 lSWl Kelli Ingram BM2 Martin Songer SN Wesley Daniels SN Adrian Hassan BM1 qswy Randall Bane l LPo 1 BM2 KSWJ Patrick Watson BM3 Frederick lngs l li l l l i l lg i ill l'l ll N lr l SN Joseph Houston SN Jared Jones ln: lx lr SN Darian Lloyd SN Giuseppe Longo SN Sean Roberts SN Mayobanex Vargas oatswainls Mates lVI'sl and Deck Seaman re the backbone of the avy. Led by the First ieutenant, Deck Force s responsible for inchoring, mooring, sefueling, cargo ransfer, and small boat SN Kesha Stidham SN Craig Wibberley operations. They also provide bridge watch standers, and perform extensive topside preser- vation. Underway replenishment is one of our most routine tasks, but is also one of the most dangerous of SN David Morales SN Jamisha Thompson SN Carl Wingate peacetime evolutions. UNREP's can bring on fuel and stores as needed for COLE to stay on station and continue her missions at sea. Deck is the driving force in these replenishments, supervising and manning SN Lakiba Palmer SN Emanuel Turner Not Pictured SN Edward Love SN Jerry Wright all replenishment rigs. The Deck Seamen of COLE work long hours at sea as well as in port to combat topside corro sion. I . . . DPERWUNS S,,EcmL,s, uvennnnns svecmusr qusy I I OSCS CSWJ Albert Trapani LCPO OS1 Patrick Sullivan OS2 Timothy Saunders 'DI Division, hrough the Com oat Information Center, organizes, processes, evaluates, disseminates information assesses the cur rent tactical situa t1on. They detect and track air, sur face, and subsur face contacts, develop and dis seminate a clear also provides the Officer in all tact1 ship with non tact1 cal products such as radar naviga tion. The Opera tions Specialists fOS,sl of OI Divi sion are COLE's cal matters X . . ' I - - - . intelligence to l and stations. Division also - O52 Christopher Arthur W O53 Lamont Robertson tactical picture, and, when direct- ed, prosecute spe- cific contacts. CIC OS2 Miss Belcher O53 Rubin Smith enlisted tacticians, and they support the CIC Officer and Operations OS2 Shawn l-linkle OSSN Henry Dreyfus OS2 KSWD Gregory Powe OSSN Lydia Reid Not Pictured O51 Alonzo Woods O52 Gregory Carlson O52 Gabriel Kamphorst O52 Earl Morey O52 l5Wl Jaja O'Neil O53 Sharrnon Stoodley O55N Timothy Eerenberg O55N Johnnie Smith Left O52 O'Neil checks out a Contact topside ' TECHNICIAN uzwy OT Division Eco LTJG Dennis Gaines EWO 3 EW2 Kevin Rux O ed by the Electronic Narfare Officer, OT ivision consists of e Electronic War- are Technicians W'sl and the ship's telligence Specialist Sl. EW's conduct nti-Ship Missile EWCS CSWXAWJ Jay Vallandingham LCPO ISC CSWD Mark Weiler EW1 CSWJ Melvin Alston EW3 Johann Gokool Defense QASMDJ and passively track all sur- face and air contacts by monitoring elec- tronic emissions. lS's provide tactical vvatchstanders with current intelligence necessary to perform EW3 Ronald Owens the ship's primary missions. The IS gives daily briefs, informing watch- standers of all threats that the ship may encounter. LPO Not Pictured EW3 Donna Green Suppl Supp ly Officer LT Denise Woodfin Above MS3 Sant1ago MS3 Schroeter and MSSN Hodges take a break from thelr cooklng dutles The Supply Department encompasses sev- eral ratlngs 1nclud- mg DK MS PC Sl-I and SK Sup- ply Department IS charged Wlth provlchng support SQYVICQS to the ent1re Shlp on a 24 hour per day bas1s These ser- VICQS lnclude pro- curement and stockmg of con- sumable 1tems a spare parts pay- roll servlces foo SQYVICQ and hab1tab1l1ty supp SQTVICQS for the crew d o . , 7 7 . HG 7 ' 7 . . 7 . . . . ,. . Above: 'LWhat platform am I on again? asks Above FN Cleary clld lou mlss dmner aga1n'? Rlght Why 15 SKC wear mg that outf1t'? , 1-qf-N.,-TL-rf,...l.:-,y, -7. 5-7.,..-...., .,. ..f, . 1 I. L - V - A - - . - V - , -V, . of .f Above Supply Department lookmg good for the camera 77 . : , Q iii STOREKEEPER ISK POSTAL CLERK QFCI 7 -1 Division SKC KSWJ Goffery Pelly SK2 James Scheele PC2 QSWJ Isadore Sims i PC3 Detarence Harris SK3 Sean Sylvester LCPO SK2 KSWJ Sean Taitt w J SKSN Dontae Nixon SK2 Loretta Taylor Not Pictured SK1 Rodney Jackson, I-PO is-1 Division is orders to maintain vzomprised of supplies at pre- PC,s collect ber locator file postage-due mail, 75torekeepers scribed levels to ?SK'sl and Postal satisfy ship Clerks lPC7sl. SK's requirements. PC's :operate the ship,s perform postal iltorerooms and counter duties pri- -ssue repair parts. marily by prepar- They also prepare ing, processing, requisitions and and routing postal gother purchase correspondence. cancel stamps, and send the mail on its way. They also perform a variety of record- keeping duties, including mainte- nance of an up-to date service mem- V l i Above: SK3 Sylvester claims he is checking for parts. Above: SKSN Nixon enJOVS her Uma GS an FSA. . - D1v1s1on l Mess mmmnemsnr mess MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST mls: SPEC iL'S'fMS1 MSC KSWJ Jay Middleton M51 Adrian Payne LCPO I-PO M52 Jessie Abrams M52 Alvin Edwards M53 Joseph Davis M53 Ronchester Not Pictured M53 Elizabeth Lafountaine MSSN Lakeina Francis M53 Kenneth Schroeter M55N Todd Hodges 'X M R5-2 Division is keep food service llcomprised of Mess records of transac- iwglflanagement Spe- tions and budgets. hzialists llVlS,sl. Food Service TMlS's operate and Attendants CFSA'sl maintain all galley are also a part of and dining facili- S-2 Division. All lies. They are crewmembers CE-4 responsible for and belowl are inenu preparation required to com- 'ind for procure- plete a tour of rrnent, receipt, and duty as an FSA. stowage of all food FSA's are respon- ttores on the ship. sible for the daily l' hey maintain set up and clean :ood service and up of the galley 'ood preparation and mess deck and equip- areas. and they Ice cream isn't supposed to burn, is it?,' asks Schroeter. Bottom: MSSN I-lodges Below: SN Stidham helps preparing what the crew MS3 Lafountaine with thinks is chicken. dinner preps. SHIP S SERVICEMAN DISBURSING 5-3x5-4 Division Sl-ll QSWJ Michael Angelo DK3 Adedeji Adewunmi ENS Robert Overturf Sl-IC l5Wl MHYIOYI Caftef DISBO I-CPO , 45' ie, DK2 Bobby Asher SH2 CSWD Craig Freeman Sl-I2 Bor Lu 1 ol SH3 Sheila COODQY Sl-I3 Douglas Gonzalez Sl-I3 Paul Mena .XUUV62 O1-IL LU, IJIQCISQ IJLIL SOITICLIIIIIQ IICW gn the candy machine. SHS Claire Shaver Not Pictured SI-I3 Michael Proctor of two. Above: Sl-I1 Angelo's special of the week: one for the price S-BXS-4 Division is comprised of Ship's Servicemen QSI-I'sl and Disbursing Clerks fDK'sl. Sl-I's are employed in a variety of diverse, service-ori- ented tasks. They cut hair in barber shops, manage the ship's store, operate all laun- dry services, and assist Left: DK2 Asher, are you getting used to the view? in inventory control and financial records associated with their work. DK's maintain the financial records of all Navy personnel. DK's compute pay, prepare payrolls, and process financial enti- tlements for the crew. They also prepare financial reports. --f -V. Underwa Shift Colors Above: Forecastle line han- dlers prepare to get under- way. Right: Fantail line handlers prepare to get underway. On August 8, 2000 the Officers and Crew of USS COLE pre- pared to get under- way for a six month deployment. COLE and USS SIMPSON were the late deploy- ers for the GEORGE WASHINGTON Bat- tle Group. As families and Sailors said good- bye, none of them knew what the com- ing months would bring. Above: This group of guys enjoys small talk before getting underway. Above: OS1 Boynes and SN Palmer con- template the deploy- ment ahead. r nl' -Al 'Arr Right: As the crew watched the brow being lifted from the ship, they all realized it was too late to get off now! August 8, ZOOO 57 ndervvav Replemshmen X W Above BM2 Songer watches Below PN3 Hood acts as Sxg the fuel probe durmg UNREP nalman durmg UNREP Above Chalk 8: Cham crew men are ready for Fhghl Quarters Left: FC3 Small leads thq way in heaving the messerfi ger line during CONREP- Left: Flight Quarters, Flight Quarters, Helo In-bound. Ie: These Sailors are helping to inventory the storesg or maybe they just want to see what we You decide. Right. CONREP with the supply ship. Right: BMC Kafka super- vises while one of his Deck Seaman removes the messenger line. Lit at Sea Right: The XO eats din- ner and reviews tomor- r o vv ' s POD. Above Left: Look at these OUTSTAND- ING PRT participants! Bravo Zulu! Left: OS1 Boynes receives his ESWS pin and certificate from the CO. Right: The new p-way monitors for the galley. Left: PCO is the host for uWho Wants To Be A Liberty Hound Right The CPO Mess hosts this week s Steel Beach Picnic 1 , , -,.,.,,..1,-,..,.Z,7.:.,F,:,,C,1:Wifi., . T CPC Selectees Left to right: ISC CSWJ Weiler, QMC CSWl Russell, EMC CSWD Newton, ETC CSWJ Costelow, GMC CSWJ Clayton, ECC CSWD Cavanagh, and SI-IC CSWJ Carter. Rgm Poo C EMC Newton ISC Weiler, and GMC Clayton ions an iscover they Capt's Cup Left: The CO and XO cheer on the Executive Depart- ment so they clon't get wet during Tug- Of-War. Above: OS2 Saunders Below: Cl-IENG leads OPS Department. defeat in stride. Left: The crew cheers on the CPO team against the Officers. Below Right: SUPPO and NAV lost their fight with the firehose. Below Left: Combat Sys- tems versus Engineering. DC 01 mpics FN Swenchonis looks on while I-IT2 ,l tells l-IT3 Toney what to do. Below: SN Wingate helps with the P-100 ma '- Port Visits Left: Barcelona, LafGorufia a l t t' ' ' 1.h,rr:Y' f 11sQ . W W - f .F fh 4-2, - . e 'E A K A f f . at S am . t a. ' pffvflieeefa A . l . ' V, Zneffmgf A A - 'Y ' 1' f . r lbw. . . mpmpO Clffgfgml 1 R1ght:V1llefranche, t . l France 52-'. ,Q k'fA,W. W t -',, nyc' L ' Sem' ea P Below Left KOPGY, a ll 3 ' Ovema Left: Venice, Italy o me I-lv-4 as mt V631 O MMS Nam. NAMES Lzmoges Lypn GI'8flObl6o Valdlwi' Toulouse Below: Valletta, Malta 'dhilnlli ihamsll Right: Aden Yemen Strait of ibraltar PNC Pearce, GM2 Miller, PN3 Lozano, and SN Wib- ,rley come topside to get video of A'The Rock . 1 11. Above: BMS Ings poses in Below: lst LT, DISBO, and front of the fog covered rock. AUX0 P059 i1'1 ffoflt Of the Rock of Gibraltar. Barcelona, Spain Above: GSEC Newton smiles with the street vendors in Spain. Right: GM2 Long pretends to drink from the wine bottle she purchased while on the Wine Tasting Tour. The morning of ational events own. The '4strip behold on Las August 21, such as the Tour was called Las Ramblas, such l 2000, USS of Barcelona, a Ramblas, and as a statue of COLE made its wine tasting tour, long as the crew Christopher WHS? iHf0 the Port and The could find this Columbus, a of Barcelona for Medievel street, they could plethora of S four days. While Experience . find their way vendors, many in Barcelona, The crew was back to the ship. shops and a MWR sponsored also able to There were varietu of mi several recre- sight-see on their several sights to posing for mc fly, lmiv-VK Hx veg: V --A-f. ,-.11--, M .-ff! Left ORDO STO and FCO toast the Pon Medleval Experxence Above GSCS Lorensen GMC Larson ETCS Jacobsen ITC Bost and PNC Pearce are all sm1les at the Medleval Expenence Left A Barcelona Church that has been under renovatxon for hundreds of years X l I - X , af' - N x I l Z 7 7 a . , I ' . r 4 S:v:5... r, , . .Liv I V H Q : 7 5 1 1 1 . . - Villefranche, France On the morning of Launch to and from August 28, 2000, the mainland. USS COLE made Villefranche was the its way to the port of focal point of our Villefranche, France. visit to the French The ship anchored Riviera. By taking a in the harbor as train, the crew could there was not a pier go to Monaco or large enough for the Nice in a matter of ship. For liberty, minutes. While in the crew had to ride Villefranche, one of in a Liberty the MWR sponsored tours was a two day trip to Paris. The bus was a little cramped and the ride was long, but those who paid for this trip found their money to be well spent. The first stop was Notre Darne, and from there the crew was allowed to go in different dire tions as long as everyone was at th bus at the designaf departure time, Sailors tasted wine and cheese, mas- CJ G Q tered the Paris sub- way, and visited all the main including the and the Eiffel . L--1...-fi FU L: i! : i . i im: -ight: This gargoyle atches over the Paris E iyline. Left: The Eiffel Tower. ' o'-'-': :'--f-gf' ' Above: The Arc de Triomphe. Above: Notre Dame. if .ss-eg B ' -J 3:39 MQ, lxl V l4,,,glQEl Q'?'5-gfcifzir im-3 'T' ff fllh i T Lk T- Arm., iv V, Y Pak. F 'rs - A.. , - Left: Paris Tour Group. 69 Valletta, Malta Above ETCS Jacobsen and PNC Pearce practicing their Showgirl routine. 70 Left: GSE2 McTureous in his most famous picture ever! Above I-ITFN Stewart on a break Above Community Service Project part1c1pantS -s-....-..---,.,...-,,.. ... ,.. , , ,,.:....-...... . ....,..-. ..f..- QA.-L-..-,...f.p.4..:.H.z.:..:....ii:. -,.x.......d,..-..,,.,.,..1 ,-,, i 7 V v V , l GMSA Pierce o ges S ongo, avis, and SM3 Basklns are waiting for anyone to go on liberty with them ,MssNHd , NL D Left ET3 Kramer and SK2 Taylor take time out from liberty to smile for the camera Below COIVIIVIO WEPS OPS lst LT and STRIKE all prepare to leave the ship for some much needed liberty COLE made its Way to the Southern European island of lVlalta on September 4, 2000. The crew fSf-Zemed to enjoy this 'Port visit most of all. FN Aydellott, ORDO and MS3 Schroeter all a good time in Malta. Malta had unique buses for transporta- tion. It also offered many interesting buildings and shops to visit. Koper, Slovenia v--:ff:f:1::fw:i'ZE211zv1tf7v1 TY2?2T - . '7 ff .. '1w5, k:f'af:12,' .351-. -5!..5 3-: Wifi' 1- 'V f ': ' 5 4 ffl--' '. '. ,iff 1 .. H 1: xr f fff L-l L,?:.,x' 1' '14 ' ' ' ',.'?i1-?'. l:f953fp'- ',',2'.' lk ', 1 ' ' V .. ' ' V - . - l , ' ' . --'Lf,:1,u-1:-4 ,. -1 H - V The Slovenia coast as COLE pulled into port. Above ET2 Claus FN Svvenchoms ICFN Dempsey ICI Washak and IC2 Croft team up together for Wl'11t6 water raftmg I , , a a Left: The tugboat from Koper. left: HT2 Regal and QSTG3 Grant pose with the rafts used tor their adventure arlier in the day. 1 s r I 360m September 11, COLE visited the Crevvmembers took white vvater rafting and 1500 to September port of Koper, part in a variety of a day long tour to ' 1 2000, USS Slovenia. activities, including Venice, Italy. Venice, Italy Left: Gondola Parking. Below Vemce Waterway P Q RW Above: The Venice coast from our tour boat. TT.-T., -7q,,31v.,f,-f.e- V 1 . V -1 - , ' V Left: IT2 Gomez and STG1 lVlcPeters watch as this man makes a glass object by blowing through this tube. Y W4 ight: Venice Tour Group. he Venice, Italy tour Square. Sailors various shops, and ncluded a bus ride enjoyed visiting the taking 5 Qofldola rom Koper, Slove- glass company, walk- ride. id, a boat ride and a ing through the town Our of St. Mark's square, browsing the 75 The Dltch ,51- USS COLE translted dunng whlch COLE the Suez Canal on rernamed at Sea gl October 9 2000 Anchor Detall Onc The Suez Canal the trans1t through I located between the Suez Canal was Egypt and the Arab1 completed COLE 1 an Pemnsula entered the Red Sea requ1red nearly a en route Aden twelve hour translt Yemen for refuehng .. -.... , - M., , ,. .. . Az.: 44, ..., .,..a.,L.....u...,.......-..J..u.a.:...1..g.....L.... .,.,z,.,...p - ..1...,,...,., . .. , , ,. . f as-qv '1 Fila-5 filly:-fr K 'Eh' f Jai, P f ,he morning of October 2 2000 USS COLE as at Sea 8a Anchor etail preparing to refuel 1 Aden Harbor The hip made its way into he harbor and moored a dolphin fsimilar to pierj. Once moored 1 e crew went about :heir daily routine. Refu- -lling would take about flour hours and then the 1iip would be back at ka and heading toward assessed the damage to the ship and executed appropriate damage con trol measures Damage Control parties worked to stop the flooding Teams helped to rescue trapped crewmembers. Some personnel checked berthings for the pur- pose of conducting a crew muster. Others cared for those who were injured or killed by the blast. 37 injured per- la--4 . . - mf , v ' 1 x 1 U 1 l i F , 1 -2 ' : 1--I c ' 73 ? ff--fa--Hfffe-1r.-f-f...f---11-we .Q --f1?-- , U A 4 - , M5 V mr- -rw,--. . c- . 1 .. y a ------- 'f-- ,fir---:ff ---L. --n -gc'--f.-1 - -- -- -w -- 1ff .,:, .-,, --- .......'--Q' ' 1 ff fflf. Z-,fJ'?2 f4--4--+-ef .151 tr Amglnmgfiiii wi..i i'- ' .1 ' ,.-Lis? tv . ll ' f '.J-- . ' 'T7s' '- . 8291432 -'T' H13 Wil-Su.L...I: il ' -f 4.u'4 I. -,,. -T if-3-wifi-.f..i.?2iif?fi'i -,-3'-t ' .4 'l.F1--'11--.:,'-E1.??mT1'j. it 4 ,. :H -f1Ff- i' :li :t'j1'T' 3211 - -'r:v'a-r-::1r- - S11-1 -M m . H rm-fr. ilu 53 f f H.. . .--. -V --. -- ' ' . 5 1 ' ' I -- 7 5-f nd - -L H :.r. ,L 'i ' -----'- f -.- f'...-- - - 2 Qc ' .V , . - -'J'-' A - - -- '- rl-,f-1 : -:-g.:-- r - ' . -I ' ' Q-51 .'Lr2 't: 'Q, 1 f -g-q'ffg-f5y.,,:-- --v51,...,,1. f . 0' 1 l A T f, l ' P 'a Z1 1 r , 1' 1 . 1, 1 7 l ' 1 j . - 1 - , , . . Q g ' 1 ' . l. - ' ' ' 3 . , 1 . i ul l' l 44 77 U l 1 ' I 1 ' I 4 1 I l l I . .f n .the Arabian Gulf. At 1100, the Executive ffficer informed the lrew, via the ship's imnouncing system lllVICl, to eat lunch and get ready to depart at 4300. At 1115, the time :lf early chow for watch ieliefs, many of the crew Were lined up outside of 112 galley for lunch. At Qipproximately 1 1 18, the 31113 Shook violently and Qlle lives of USS COLE itfewmembers were for- changed. What was gmtially thought to be a iuel explosion was actu- lull E1 terrorist attack. 'ifhe crew immediately sonnel, and 4 of the 17 deceased crewmembers, would be evacuated with- in the first 99 minutes after the attack. On October 19, 2000, the last of the deceased crewmembers was removed from COLE and was on his final jour- ney home. Uninjured crewmembers would finally head home on October 30, 2000. The ship began its journey back to the United States on October 31, 2000 on board the Norwegian heavylift ship SS. BLUE IVIARLIN. xl May They Not Be Forgotte l c'They have given us their deaths. Let us give them their meaningf, President Clinton October 18, 2000 'Tor our tornorrovv, they gave their todayfl General Henry I-I. Shelton Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 78 -e---1 Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter heart, Jennifer Marie Andrews. ,. .W .......- .,c...ff...,,.,.,,..,.,..-v-m-:,:f,,.-y.4,,-.. ,y-.z.,-f-.,-f,-s-T-eWV- f-4-F ..., . - - . . Y Y ,Y - ,V 4- ----fs -1 ----,:.f- - -- tl'lT2 Kenneth E Clodfelter December 26, 1978 - October 12, 2000 r .-ww, , . Q 1 , it , ffm'-wr -W. ' WW, , ,ga-:wit ' ' ,i 'jif.4..- .ga was bom on December 26, 1978 at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Col- orado to John and Gloria Clodfelter. Kenneth attended Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where he was described as a good student. He was also a mem- ber of the Lee-Davis High School Football Team in 1994 and 1995. Kenneth was a Junior Member of Fire Station 417 in Mechanicsville, Virginia, a member of the Boy Scouts of America, National Order of the Arrow, a member of Oak- wood Memorial Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, and was also a member of the Future Farmers of America. Upon graduation in June 1997, Kenneth enlisted in the Navy and attended Basic Training in Great Lakes, Illi- nois. Kenneth then attended Hull Maintenance Technician A and C schools, also in Great Lakes, Illinois. On December 27, 1997, Kenneth married his high school sweet- On October 1, 1998, his son, Noah Austin Clodfelter, was born. Kenneth had planned to make the Navy a career and was due to reenlist in January 2001. Kenneth was supposed to be the Best Man at his younger brother's wedding in April 2001. Sadly, those two events would never take place. Kenneth was 21 when a ter- rorist bomb took his life on October 12, 2000. Petty Offi- cer Clodfelter was posthu- mously awarded the rank of Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class. HT2 Clodfelter was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. Petty Officer Clodfelter is survived by his wife, Jennifer, their son, Noah lage 25, his parents, John, MSgt QRetJ USAF, and Gloria, his sister Norma E. Pala- marchuck, PO1, USN, Ft. Meade Maryland, and his brother, Joseph C. Clodfelter, PFC USMC, Quantico, Vir- ginia. ETC QSWJ Richard D. Costelow IIN Apr1l29 1965 October 12 2000 Richard Dean Costelow was born on Apnl 29 1965 in Trenton New Jersey to George and Dorothy Costelow Rich was the yolmgest of five children with three older sis ters Manon Pat and Lyn and one older brother Joe Rich attended Morrisville High School in his hometown of Morrisville Pennsylvania He was on the wrestling team and the football team throughout high school. He graduated high school in 1983 and worked for five years as an electronics repairman before joining the Navy in May 1988. Rich attended Basic Training in San Diego Califomia and then went to Great Lakes Illinois for training as an Electronics Tech- nician. After graduating from C school Rich was stationed in Sigonella Sicily for two Years. He met his future wife Sharla Chachere, in 1989 and they were married on October 26, 1990. In January 1992, Rich and his family moved to Washington, DC where he was stationed for the next six years, W0fki1'1Q at the White House Communicahons Agency KWHCAJ While serving at tl' White House Petty Officer Costelow received many awards including the Defenst Mentonous Service Medal Rich became a member of USS COLE in January 1998 as an Electronics Technician r First Class He served aboarc COLE for her maiden deploy ment in February 1998 H2 ' was selected for Chief Petty Officer two years later in July. 2000. Rich was on board for COLE s second deploymeltl which left Norfolk Virginia IN I August 2000. Chief CostelOW would not retum from this. . deployment due to a terror1Sf1 attack that claimed his life on 1 ' October 12 2000. He WHS - 35. ETC KSWJ Costelow WGS i- posthumously awarded die Purple Heart by the Prefldenl 3 of the United States. Chief Costelow is survived bv hls wife, Sharla, and theif M2643 sons, Dillon Pritchard C199 1 Brady Ryan C599 67, ef1d,Ef',Qa2f Jack Cage 4l who reside in 0 folk, Virginia. llMSSN Lakeina M. Francis June 7, 1981 - October 12, 2000 Lakeina Monique Francis was born on June 7, 1981 to Ronald and Sarah Francis. Lakeina graduated from Eastern Wayne High School in Goldsboro, North Carolina in 1999. Lakeina joined the Navy immediately after high school, following in her father's footsteps. He had retired from the Navy. She attended Basic Training in Great Lakes, Illinois. She then went to Mess Management Specialist school. Upon completing school, Lakeina received orders to her first ship, USS COLE. By joing the Navy, Lakeina had hoped to continue her education. She also had dreams of going into law enforcement, possibly even investigative work. On October 12, 2000, nine days after she reported aboard, Seaman Francis was in the galley preparing for lunch when a ter- rorist bomb took her life and her dreams. She was 19. MSSN Francis was posthu- mously awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. Lakeina was focused, fun-loving, and enthusiastic about the Navy. Seaman Francis is survived by her parents, Ronald and Sarah, and many other family members and friends. ITSN Timothy L. Gauna 1 Timothy Lee Gauna was born on Novem- ber 12, 1978 in Dal- las, Texas to Sarah Gauna. Timothy was the oldest of five chil- dren. He had two brothers, Albert and Daniel, and two sis- ters, Francis and Rosalinda. He attend- ed Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas and graduated in 1997. During high school Timothy played baseball, bas- ketball, and even tried to play football. l November 12, 1978 - October 12, 2000 loved children. Timo- Texas. He loved the thy enjoyed sketching Texas Longhorns. flowers, buildings, He also wanted to and landscapes. Tim- play pro baseball for othy enrolled into the the Rangers. Timo- Delayed Entry Pro- thy's dreams would gram on October 12, never be fulfilled 1998. He attended because, at the age Basic Training in of 21, his life was cut Great Lakes, Illinois short by two suicide on February 19, bombers who 1999. Timothy was attacked his ship on trying to better his October 12, 2000. life by joining the Timothy's younger Navy. He hoped to brother, Albert, is fol- be the first in his lowing in his foot- family to attend col- steps by leaving for lege. He had dreams Basic Training on of finishing his four June 29, 2001. Tim- Timothy loved any- years in the Navy Qthy Once Said the thing that had to do A and then attending Navy had taught him with sports. He also ' ' 0011999 U1 AUSUH, teamwork, responsi- 1 l bility, and attention to detail. His uncle, James Gauna, thought the Navy ha, also taught Timothy ' more respect for his 'I elders and that it hadls strengthened his fai1 in God. ITSN Gaun was posthumously 1 awarded the Purple Heart by the Presi- dent of the United , States. Seaman Gauna is survived bi his mother, Sarah, . his four siblings, 1 Albert, Daniel, Frat ..f cis, and Rosalindaf along with other til- ily members and friends. February 14 1978 October 12 2000 5H7'ZtY1'4'f 'Q F'?? f2 'i-'X' T ,1'1f71' U ' i ' SIVISN Cherone L. Gunn Cherone Louls Gunn was bom on February 14 1978 rn Portsmouth VIYQIHIB to Louge and Mona Gunn Cherone had three brothers Anton Jamal and Jason Cherone was the second son 1n a house of four boys Cherone attended Kempsvllle Hlgh School where he played Junlor Varslty and school Cherone volumteered 1n the school s offlce He was also lnvolved tn the Hotel Motel Operahons program whlch enabled h1m to work at the Hol rday Inn EXQCUUVG Center for approx1mately two years Cherone graduated hlgh school 1n 1997 l1'1 January 2000 he enllsted 111 the Navy and attended Baslc Tra1n1ng rn Great Lakes lll1I101S In May 2000 Cherone recelved orders to USS COLE whlch allowed l'l11'Y1lIO be rn the same area as h1s fam1ly On board COLE Slgnalman Seaman Apprentlce Gtmn was asslgned to NN D1v1 sron Followlng rn h1s father s footsteps Cherone s flrst goal was to serve h1s country He enjoyed berng rn the m1l1tary He had hoped that h1s expen ence 1n the mllllafy would help h1m ach1eve the goal of becom 1ng a law enforcement othcer Thrs goal would never be real 1zed due to Seaman Apprentlce Gtmn s Lmtlmely death on Octo 1SlbOlTlb11 lQ of USS COLE He was 22 Seaman Apprennce Gunn was posthumously award ed the rank of Slgnalman Sea man SMSN Gunn was also awarded the Purple Heart by the Presldent of the Unlted States Cherone s fam1ly and fnends w1ll mrss h1s wonderful sm1le and charmlng ways Sea man Gunn IS survlved by h1s parents Louge and Mona h1s brothers Anton Jamal and Jason h1s f1a1'lC26 Lora Llddell and numerous other faffllly members and fnends l . an 'gi ' 'Q . . l 7 - l 9 I 1 1 Varsity Football. While in ber 12, 2000 during the terror- ITSN James R. lVIcDanielsz Apr1l27 1981 - QC Octcber 12 Daisaan Jesse James McDaniels l 7 James Rodrick lVlcDaniels was bom on April 27, 1981 to Dianne lVIcDaniels and James Mclsaughlin. James was affec- tionately known as Lil Mac to his family, even though he was 6'4 tall. As James grew older, he started participating in sports such as football and basketball. Eventually James gave up football and concen- trated on playing basketball throughout middle school and into high school. James attended Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia and gradu- ated in 1999. James played basketball on the Norview Pilots team and was known as i'No. 245 During high school, James joined the Navy because of his love for adven- ture and his sense of duty. He told his sisters that sailing to the Middle East on a Navy destroyer was the most excit- ing thing he had ever done. James had big plans for his return home from deploy- ment. He was going to man'y his high school sweetheart, Novella Wiggins, who was pregnant with their first child. The couple knew their child was going to be a boy, and they had chosen the name il Daisaan Jesse James. James 1 1 had joked that he would nick- name his son Ace . On October 12, 2000, sono ' grams of their child were being sent to him via e-mail. He would never see them. On ' that same day, Seaman lVIcDaniels was in the galley fulfilling his required 90 day tour as a Food Service Atten- dant CFSAJ when a terrorist bomb took his life at the age ' of 19. IT SN McDaniels was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. JHH951 when he was six years old, told his mother that he woke up and saw an angel hoverin9 over him. Now, said his meth- er, he is up there entertair11I'lQ the angels with his sense of . humor. Seaman lVIcDanielS 15 survived by his parents, Dianne and James, his Silf lings, Warren, Fredrica, and Dominique, his niece, Bianca, his nephew, James, his I fiancee, Novella, and thelf child, Daisaan, who was bom on February 15, 2001- We all love you Lil Mac. Rest in Peace N2 CSWD Marc I. Nleto t 515 . .V .1 -3 July 25, 1976 - October 12, 2000 Marc Ian Nieto was bom on July 25, 1976 in Champaign, Illinois to Jesse Nieto and Marc was on board for two deployments with COLE and was one of the last Qgx Sharon Priepke. Marc attended parochial school until the eighth grade and he graduated from an altemative program run by Fond du Lac Goodnch High School where he was able to leam at an accelerated pace Marc graduated one year before those IH his senior class Marc was on the basketball team track team and even played football his freshman year of high school Marc had a com1c book collection He loved going to car shows and was always interested in how cars worked He even collected Matchbox cars and eighteen wheelers When he was younger Marc also raised and showed rabb1ts at the fair through the 4 H pro grams and usually won Best 11'1 Show Marc liked all different types of muslc and had qulte a CD collection to prove it Marc also loved watching NASCAR raclng on television Marc joined the Navy in December 1994 He attended Basic Tramlng and Engineman A School tn Great Lakes Ill1no1s He reported to USS COLE and was forever marked as a Plankowner Plankowners still stationed aboard. He was advanced to Engineman Second Class during the stx years he was in the Navy Petty Officer N1eto received numerous awards including Letters of Commenda t1on Letters of Apprec1at1on des1gnat1on as an Enlisted Sur face Warfare Speclahst K1998l JLm1or Determined Wamor of the Quarter from October to December 1998 Good Con duct Award C1999l and the Navy and Marine Corps Achlevement Medal f1999l Petty Officer Nieto was sup- posed to leave COLE one week after a terronst bomb claimed h1sl1fe on October 12 2000 as his enlistment in the Navy was coming to an end He was 24 EN2 KSWJ Nieto was posthu mously awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States Petty Officer Nieto IS survived by his parents Sharon and Jesse his siblmgs COI'1l'11Q Wlnnd and Jeffrey McKee his step mother Lynn and h1s f1al'lC99 Jalmie Deguz man 7 7 7 7 7 - u - - 77 7 . , ' ' 7 7 7 7 aa . . ,, . . . 7 1 - 7 7 . ca 77 - - 7 1 7 7 ' 7 ac 77 EW2 Ronald S. Owens October 31, 1975 - October 12, 2000 Ronald Scott Owens was born. on October 31, 1975. f'Scott'7, as he was known to family and friends, mar- ried his high school sweetheart, Jaime Scott, in November 1995. The following year, their daughter, Isabella, was born. Scott had dreams of obtaining an officer's commission upon returning from deployment in February. l-Ie wanted an education and thought that a commissioning program would be the best way to achieve that goal. Scott would have been 25 on Halloween if a terrorist bomb had not taken his life on October 12, 2000. Petty Officer Owens was posthu- mously awarded the rank of Electronics Warfare Tech- nician Second Class. EW2 Owens was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States Petty Officer Owens is survived by his wife, Jaime their daughter, Isabella Cage ill, and other family nfem- bers and friends. SN Lakiba . Palmer I March 12, 1978 - . October 12, 2000 Lakiba Nicole Palmer was born on March 12, 1978. She attended San Diego High School in San Diego, California, and she graduated in 1996. During school, Lakiba participated on the track team where her best events were the 400 meter relay and sprints. Lakiba joined the Navy in 1997, something she had planned to do vvhile still at San Diego High. San Diego High School has a long military tradition, and the campus is home to monuments dedicated to former students killed in both World Wars. Lakiba longed for a military career because it promised stability and security. Lakiba received orders to USS COLE in June 2000. Seaman Recruit Palmer was fulfilling her Food Service Attendant QFSAJ duties when a terrorist bomb claimed her life on Octo- ber 12, 2000. She was 22. Seaman Recruit Palmer was posthu- mously awarded the rank of Seaman. SN Palmer was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. Lakiba was an aggressive, articulate, and competitive young lady. She did not mind standing up for others and she was not afraid to speak about hovv she felt. Seaman Palmer is survived by her husband, Avinesh, their daugh- ter, Preshilla Cage 1l, her parents, and other family members and friends. if ENFN Joshua L. Parlett 1 5 1 wh' .,. 'H July 8 1981 'ERN October 12 2000 Joshua Langdon Parlett was bom on July 8 1981 in Rosedale Maryland to Leroy and Etta Parlett Joshua had three siblings Matthew Kera and Hannah Joshua was the second bom child of four Joshua grew up in Churchvllle Maryland He attended Harford Christ ian School and graduated in Jtme 1999 Joshua was a whiz with computers and was very smart He loved fishing for rock fish in the Susquehanna River He loved joking with his many friends He loved the Lord Joshua Joined the Navy and left for Basic Training on August 31 1999 Joshua did not have one rea son for Joining the Navy he had sever al HIS father and grandfather were both in the Navy He was told that the Navy had the best schools and that he could get money for college which was impor- tant to him, He also liked the Navy uni- form the best out of all the Armed Ser- vices. Fireman Apprentice Parlett attend- ed EN A School in Great Lakes Illi- nois and attended EN C school in Norfolk Virginia, Upon completion of C school Joshua reported for duty in USS COLE. Joshua had only served for fourteen months when an act of terror- ism claimed his life at the age of 19 on October 12 2000. Fireman Apprentice Parlett was posthumously awarded the rank of Fireman ENFN Parlett was also i awarded the Purple Heart by the Presi I dent of the United States Even though I this had been h1s flrst deployment and he mlssed home tembly Joshua was proud to be a Ereman proud to be an Engineman and proud to wear his uni fonn Fireman Parlett IS survived by his parents Leroy and Etta his sibhngs Matthew Kera and Hannah and numerous other family members and friends A Lonely Sailor s Prayer By Joshua Langdon Parlett Dear God I come to you today To ask for help along the WHY The longer I m gone it seems to me My troubles swell up like the raging S95- And when I think I can take no more Just hold my hand like you have before. Please guide me to the siraiglltef Path And please help me to calm my Wfalh' So when more trials may arise I can turn and look them in the 95195- And when others try to test my HUQQI Please help me Lord to be kinder- So maybe they could look on me And see how a Godly sailor should be- But without your help it can t be done So I beg you Lord help me caY1'V On' copyagm 2000 7.-7 . ,,., ,.. .,,, -,,-rn.. -, ,,.,,,..,.,... Patrick H. Roy March 6 1981 - October 12 2000 Patrick Howard Roy was bom on March 6 1981 in Washington DC to Michael Roy and Kathy Brown. Pat had an extended 1 family consisting of one brother Kevin Roy two half brothers Sean Walsh and Michael one step sister Katie Proudman and his step mother Anne Roy. Pat attended Boonsboro Elementary Middle and High Bound Sailing School in Rockland Maine. Pat had often talked about wanting to join the military service and dtufing his senior year of high school he enlisted in the U.S. in Great Lakes Illinois in July 1999. He then attended Ereman Engineering Core Training in Great 7 7 Roy, Jr., one step brother, Ben Proudman, Navy. Pat attended Basic Training Schools in Boonsboro Maryland. He also attended Stoncn King High School, Com- wall-on-Hudson in New York. He graduated from Stomi King High School in June 1999. During high school, Pat captained the La Crosse team and was voted Most Improved Player during his senior year His artistic talents were manifested m the pottery studio on campus Pat enjoyed the outdoors Among his favorite activities was sailing a small nutshell pram that he and his father had btult Pat also entoyed lake kayaking in Maine at his grandparents home Since childhood Pat had parhcipated in family camping canoe and hiking trips As he grew older he continued many of these activihes on his own Pat participated with his step brother Ben in the Appalachian Trail s clean up and rehabilitahon work in New England dunng the stunmer During other summers he went to Sailing Camp on the West R1ver1n Maryland and at Outward Lakes Illinois. Fireman Recruit Roy reported to USS COLE on November 16, 1999. He was advanced to Fireman Apprentice on May 16, 2000. FA Roy was looking forward to testing for the Machinery Repairman CMRI rating in March 2001 He was working in Main Engine Room W1 when USS COLE was attacked by terronsts on October 12 2000 He was 19 Fireman Apprentice Roy was posthumously awarded the rank of Fireman FN Roy was also posthu mously awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States Fireman Roy is survived by his parents Kathy and Michael his siblings Kevin Sean and Michael Jr and his extended family Ben Kahe and his stepmother Anne 11 , . . . . 1 - 1 ' - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -1 1 1 , 1 1 1 EW1 Kevin S. Rux ' October 31, 1969 - October 12, 2000 Kevin Shawn Rux was born on October 31, 1969 to Sandra Flanagan. Kevin attended May Port High School in Mayville, North Dakota from which he grad- uated in 1988. Upon graduation, Kevin enlisted in the Navy. Kevin came from a line of career Navy men, his father had been career Navy as well as his uncle. After ten years of service, Kevin chose to end his military career and become a police officer, how- ever, in 1999, Kevin enlisted in the Navy for a second time. I-Ie received orders to USS COLE and moved to Virginia Beach with his wife, Olivia. Kevin's service to his country would end on October 12, 2000 because of a terrorist bomb that exploded along the port side of the ship. I-le was 30. Petty Officer Rux was posthumously awarded the rank of Electronics Warfare Technician First Class. EW1 Rux was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. Petty Officer Rux loved to travel and would smile when he would tell a family member about a recent port he had visited. Petty Officer Rux is survived by his wife, Olivia, his mother, Sandra Flana an f B'd ' g o ri geport, West Virginia, and many other family members and friends. 'ZSLH 'Diffs ff ' S3 Ronch N f llVl ester M. Santiago 17 I. T ' February 10, 1978 October 12, 2000 Ronchester Mananga Santiago was born on February 10, 1978 to Rogelio and Simeona Santiago. 'iRon , as he was known to family and friends, was a 1997 graduate of H.lVI. King High School in Kingsville, Texas. Ron completed his course work at Kingsville Alter- native High School in December 1996, howev- er, due to an early ship date for the Navy. Ron was attracted to the adventure the Navy had to offer. He wanted to see the world and gain experience. The military was a familiar way of life to Ron because his father had retired from the Navy. Petty Officer San- tiago was to leave COLE in December 2000 as his enlistment was coming to an end. He had plans to study electrical engineer- ing at the University of Texas. Those plans would not become reality because Petty Officer Santiago was in the galley preparing lunch when a terrorist bomb took his life on October 12, 2000. He was 22. MS3 Santia- go was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. Petty Officer Santiago is sur- vived by his parents, Rogelio and Simeona, along with other family members and friends. OS2 Timothy L. Saunders August 20, 1968 October 12 2000 Timothy Lamont Saunders was born on August 20, 1968 to Betty Saunders. l-le was her only son. Timothy attended Dan River High School in Danville, Virginia from which he graduated in 1986. Timothy had been very involved in school activities. I-le sang bass in the school chorus. I-le was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, Future Farm- ers of America, and the Distribu- tive Education Clubs of America. I-le was a member of the wrestling team, the boyls track team, and he also played varsity football. Timothy's mother said that he had always dreamed of someplace big- ger than Ringgold, the small town where he lived on Virginia's south- side. Timothy realized that dream after joining the Navy on July 10, 1989. Timothy graduated from Basic Training on October 12, 1989 and then reported to his first ship, USS WISCONSIN QBB 64j, in the Arabian Gulf. Timothy would be stationed there until March 1992. Timothy mar- ried his high school sweetheart, Jacqueline, and became a father when his daughter, Isley, was born. The family moved to Vir- ginia Beach and, in April 1992 Timothy reported to USS ENTERPRISE QCVN 651. In 1993, a second daughter, Joce- lyn, was born. ln December 1993, Timothy reported to USS GEORGE WASHINGTON QCVN 73, and, in February 1996, Timothy reported for duty at Fleet Combat Training Center in Dam Neck, Virginia where he became an Operations SpeCialiST On July 9, 1999, OS2 Saunders reported for duty in USS COLE QDDG 671. On October 12, 2000, a terrorist bomb took the life of Timothy Saunders at the age of 32. OS2 Saunders WHS posthumously awarded the Pumle Heart by the President of the United States. Petty Officer Sain ders is survived by his wife, Jackle and their two daughters, Isley and Jocelyn, who reside in Virginia- September 1, 1974 - October 12, 2000 ,Q-R, ..,.,.,,,,-,.- 1 ary G Swenchonis, Jr. Gary Graham Swenchonis, Jr. was born on September 1, 1974 in Fort Hood, Texas to Gary Sr. and Deborah Swen- chonis. Gary attended Rockport-Fulton High School in Rock- port, Texas from which he graduated in 1994. Gary had hoped to begin a military career after high school, and so he enlisted in the Army for four years. Gary earned many train- ing certificates as a Logistical Specialist. He also earned many medals, including the Medal of Achievement, Good Conduct Medal, Expert Rifleman, Soldiers' Medal, National Defense Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. After his stint in the Army, Gary joined the Navy and received orders to USS COLE. Finally, Gary had found what he loved to do. Gary, who was known as Swiss on the ship, was excited about the upcoming deployment because of all the places he would be able to see. Fireman Apprentice Swenchonis had a short career in the Navy as an act of terrorism claimed his life on October 12, 2000. He was 26. Fireman Apprentice Swenchonis was posthumously awarded the rank of Fireman. FN Swenchonis was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. Gary was very patriotic. He loved the Navy, loved his job, and loved seeing the world. Fire- man Swenchonis is survived by his parents, Gary Sr. and Deb- orah, his sister and brother-in-law, Shalala and Carlton Wood, and many other family members and friends. LTJ G Andrew Triplett IL' June 20, 1969 - October 12, 2000 Andrew Triplett was bom on June 20, 1969 in Macon, Mis- sissippi to Ree and Savannah Triplett. Andrew had four broth- ers: Fred, Kevin, Donald, and Wayne. Andrew was the third son in a house of five boys. Drawn, as he was known to family and friends, made the honor roll in school as a child. Drew graduated from Noxubee County High School in Macon, Mississippi in May 1987. A month after his graduation, Drew enlisted in the Navy. Drew attended Basic Training and Engineman UAH School in Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon completion of his schooling, he reported to USS SPHINX, homeported in Rodman, Pana- ma. It was on board this ship that Drew was advanced to Engineman Second Class. ln July 1991, Drew reported to SIMA New York for duty as the Leading Petty Officer of the ACSLR shop. lt was there that he was advanced to Engineman First Class. During this tour of duty, he met Lon-ie Diana Hen- derson, also a Navy Veteran, Drew and Lorrie were married on February 19, 1994. Drew reported to USS TICON- DEROGA, home orted . N - folk, Virginia in 191994. Uprdn or completion of his tour he - A-g4,5,L.,:'gL -151. 15 ' ,- 1 m fr - ,:-:.f.s..,:.,- .5 reported to USS HALYBUR- TON as the Leading Chief Petty Officer. Drew earned higi marks for his training in air con ditioning and refrigeration, diesel engine repair, and air compressor repair in the Navy. After much dedication and hard work, Chief Petty Officer Triplett was commissioned as an Ensign Lmder the Limited Duty Officer KLDOJ Program, and he reported to USS COLE as the Main Propulsion Assis- tant CMPAJ. lt was on board COLE that Ensign Triplett's thirteen years of service to his country would come to an end- On October 12, 2000, Ensign Triplett was in the Oil Lab dur' ing refueling ir1 Yemen when a terrorist bomb exploded alOHQ the port side of the ship. He was 31. Ensign Triplett had turned down private sector job offers because he wanted to stay in the military. Ensign Triplett was posthumously awarded the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. LTJG Triplett was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the. United States. Lieutenant JUYILOY Grade Triplett is survived by 1115 wife, Lonie, and their two daughters, Andrea and nah, who reside in Virgilila Beach, Virginia. SN Craig B. Wibberley ' V . 'T as T ' ...f Tp, 11 fff, 13 ' --12,555 .Evals , ,Maw-s, s,Y..,. , I 'a LJ --'i v ' X ,,s.-- -.i ,vis r r ' .91- ,Gs August 7, 1981 - October 12, 2000 Craig Bryan Wibberley was born on August 7, 1981 in Hager- stown, Maryland to Thomas and Patricia Wibberley. Craig was a member of St. lVIark's Episcopal Church in Lappans, Maryland. Craig graduated from Washington County Technical High School and Williamsport High School in June 1999. He then joined the U.S. Navy. Craig attended Basic Training in Great Lakes, Illinois during which he received orders to USS COLE. Craig liked the mili- tary, but did not care for his Basic Training experience. He liked going on cruises and seeing to new places. Craig had many inter- ests. He enjoyed fly-fishing, snow- skiing, playing basketball and soc- cer, and working on Corvettes A - I with his Dad. He also enjoyed working on computers and gaining any type of computer knowledge possible. Craig's favorite music group was The Doors and his favorite movies were action- packed. Of course, Craig's great- est interest was in women! Craig was barely 19 years old when a terrorist bomb ended his life on October 12, 2000. Seaman Apprentice Wibberley was posthu- mously awarded the rank of Sea- man. SN Wibberley was also awarded the Purple Heart by the President of the United States. NWA!! I i W, ., 1 ., K l ..... I P Seaman Wibberley is survived by his parents, Thomas and Patricia, his sister Toni IVI. Wibberley, and many other family members and friends. Stairway Of Tears To Heaven By Patty Wibberley If tears could build a stairway, And memories a lane, We'd walk right up to Heaven, And bring you home again. We all have broken hearts for now, But our lives will fly by fast, We can't wait to hold you Craig, Just like we did in the past. We can still see that dazzling smile on your face, Your squared shoulders that made you a man. We'll meet you again Craig, When it's the right time. Leaving behind all the cruel evils of this land. Yes, our tears WILL BE BUILDING A STAIRWAY, And our memories a lane, We'll be coming soon to meet you, Leaving behind all this heartbreaking pain. So don't worry, we'll be there to love you, And make up for all this lost time. And it won't be long til we'll hold you, When that Stairway of Tears we will climb. Copyright 2001 Q 1 J fa is in 96 -1 ff 'f 1 ,..5g-, gig!-553'1.f' :1fA Ljfffre- Iiggxeffe-5-ealips?- -.:,,:f,:i12ifqee- if41.2.-afiiis, Q if w:5,,.,,q-15: .M r - - - L I ,gg V H 1 fn-W , .4A,,1.- X.,-M , ,way M 0 f , .4 15 N 24 f , W ,Q tif 5. 9 57 ' . . PM Nwik w A '-bv AENEW' 'Wiz 0. U5 'M Vy .M Q in M 1 W Mwifffg 75 M lf' x-W f a 7 44 v sr 5 ,. 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