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Welcome back!!
Welcome back USS Cole! Glad to see you sail once more.
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Okay..I'll reply to my own post...
Saw in the paper a few days after I posted this, on the front page a huge write up on the Cole coming out of the yards *finally* and the fanfare that went with it. The attack on the Cole I know is a touchy subject...shouldnt have ever happened, etc etc...BUT *I* for one am proud to see our ship sail again, proud to see our sailors once again on deck and ready to do what they have to do. I'm a little dissappointed that here I am (the *gasp* civilian and not even a Navy wife) happy to see this, and seeing it as a reminder that we will continue to keep going in the face of anything..to keep sailing...and none of you Navy guys said a thing. How very sad.
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Being parents of a 2nd Class Petty Officer, we were very happy to hear about the Cole.
Good psychology for us. We also keep up on the changes due to the attack. It won't happen that way again.Our sailor reenlisted in December for 6 more years so we are very proud. Darrel & Joy
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Hoyin,
That was a sad event and way to close to me. When I saw the rates of the victims in the paper I knew exactly where the bomb went off without even seeing a photo. Most of the casualties had Operations Dept. ratings and their shops and offices are in the superstructure, just aft of the bridge. And yes, I was in the operations Dept. The super structure on that class of ship is fabricated of anti ballistic aluminum and is probably good for fragmentation protection but probably not so good for blast protection. So I suppose the Operations shops and offices were ripped up really bad given the number of causalities. Anyway, the Cole looked good and fit and I would guess there is an entirely new crew. Soon enough they will out running plane guard for the Carriers and will get a very nice high seas solute when they join up with the battle group. Those are always impressive with all the ships whistles sounding and no doubt the Carrier will have their band playing. One of the favorite high seas tunes is ?Hold that Tiger? so I expect that will be playing. Fair seas, Bill |
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THANKS
Thank all three of you for your views , I have learned a lot , again
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Your're welcome
What'd ya learn? (I'm in a silly mood)
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Joy,
Certainly hope the Navy goes back and relearns some SOP that was going on during the VN war. Unless it was a USN secure facility, we always put out motor whale boats with armed security and had rail mounted MGs up, loaded and with one in the breach. Any non-USN harbor craft was boarded and inspected before it could come along side, no exceptions. Evidently, the Cole did not follow these procedures for reasons of having on the ?happy face? during the Aden visit. I?m thinking it was the State Department tail wagging the Navy dog in that tragic episode. In all reality, ships like that are designed for Carrier escort AA and/ or ASW duty. And by the very nature of their lack of deck mounted weaponry, can be sitting ducks in a hostile port if there isn?t significant security intervention and boats over the side checking things out. Hopefully, there is a lesson learned and well-polished and old procedures will be followed from this point on. Good luck to your Petty Two/soon to be Petty One. Fair seas, Bill |
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Bill,
They were not allowed to respond/shoot, even a warning shot. Now sailors are going out to the firing range often and qualifying on a variety of hand held weapons. Our son is on a new destroyer. He doesn't give details (Darrel served in Army mostly Joint Services) just a clear message not to worry. It won't happen again. Pete said so. Thanks for the luck. He is doing well. Made E-5 in 4. Joy
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Joy,
You bring good news. I very glad to hear that small arms training are being emphasized. We had a bit of that during the VN War but not to the level where the majority of the crew could defend themselves or the ship if called upon. This skinny little kid was trained on the old Remington pump 12 ga. (called a ?trench?) of all things. Like that bad boy booted my butt into next week every time I fired it, so I?m not sure what good I could have done with it if called upon. Oh well, bad breath is better than no breath at all I suppose. Double good news, your son is on one of the new Destroyers. Via contract work, I?m familiar with the propulsion system and that?s top-level technology, bar none. Presumably, the rest of the equipment is the same but I didn?t get to know about of any of that. Oh, if ya want to see the granddad technology of the ship your Son is on, search USS Chicago. That was one of my VN War ships and the beginning of a new line of ships to hit the fleet at the time. These days, the DLG type Destroyer has more firepower in a smaller, lighter, faster package. Quite remarkable ships actually. Fair seas to you and yours, Bill |
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