Cole (DDG 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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

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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.