{"id":2534,"date":"2009-02-11T13:08:56","date_gmt":"2009-02-11T21:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2009\/02\/11\/getting-it-right-for-the-uss-cole\/"},"modified":"2009-02-11T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2009-02-11T18:18:35","slug":"getting-it-right-for-the-uss-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2009\/02\/11\/getting-it-right-for-the-uss-cole\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting It Right for the USS Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"

USS Cole damage<\/a>It is slightly embarrassing that I wrongly placed a photo<\/a> of the Limburg oil tanker bombing<\/a> in the Never Forget Tribute<\/a> instead of images of the USS Cole. The mistake was an honest one, since the image I lifted from the internet was labeled “cole.jpg.” It turns out that the Limburg was also bombed in October of 2000, probably by the same al-Qaeda terrorists<\/a> that carried out the Cole attacks. One thing stands out is that neither the Clinton<\/strong> nor Bush<\/strong> administrations did much to avenge these acts of terror, just as the Obama<\/strong> administration is likely not to do in the future.<\/p>\n

Image right: damage to the port side of the USS Cole – Click on thumbnail to enlarge.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

USS Cole under tow<\/a>After doing some research (which should have been done the first time), I located these two actual<\/em> images of the USS Cole. I modified the Tribute again, this time with the correct images.<\/p>\n

The image above shows the 40-by-60 feet hole blown in the side of the USS Cole. The blast hit the ship’s Galley, where crew were lining up for chow. The image to the left shows the USNS Catawba towing the Cole to be transported back to the United States.<\/p>\n

Image left: Catawba towing the USS Cole – Click on thumbnail to enlarge.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks go to Gary Swenchonis, Sr<\/strong>., who provided me with feedback on the Tribute. Gary is the father of Fireman Gary Swenchonis, Jr<\/strong>., who perished in the attack on the USS Cole. Gary has a couple of anti-terrorism websites set up:<\/p>\n

Terrorism: Politicians and Victims<\/a>
\nRemember The Cole!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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