Cole (DDG 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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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.