The USS Cole was attacked by al Qaeda at port in Yemen on Oct. 12, 2000, killing 17 sailors and wounding dozens of others. It proved a portent of the 9/11 attacks 11 months later.
The USS Cole suffered a surprise attack by al Qaeda suicide bombers while at port in Yemen — killing 17 American sailors and wounding about three dozen others, on this day in history, Oct. 12, 2000. It proved an ill-heeded harbinger of much more terrifying al Qaeda attacks on the United States' homeland 11 months later.
For the citizens of this great nation, know that I see reflections of the Cole heroes in today’s sailors,' wrote Admiral Grady. 'This gives me tremendous confidence that the American spirit is alive and well.' For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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