Posted on 07/17/2006 3:31:01 PM PDT by Blackrain4xmas
Wouldn't it be WONDERFUL to see the USS Cole off the coast of Beruit providing protection for 25000 fleeing Americans?
I think that'd send a knife-like message to UBL, and those who got so much pr from attacking it.
It's in the area, and just did a port call in Greece a week or so ago.
I think in the War on Terror it'd be a great reminder of the USS Cole incident and as the world media reported its presence. Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, MSNBC, CBS, NYT....they'd all be compelled to report its signifigance, the attack done on it, and the effect of not responding to that attack.
It's the modern form of gunboat diplomacy for asymetric warfare.
It'd send a damn fine signal that America can be hit, but not sunk.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Send your comments and hopes that the USS Cole be positioned for the world to see off the coast of Beruit....to the President
comments@whitehouse.gov
I LOVE it!
Excellent idea!!
"...they'd all be compelled to report its signifigance, the attack done on it, and the effect of not responding to that attack."
dont count on it
For the memory of those sailors that were murdered aboard her, I support the notion as well.
More wonderful to see it off the coast of Iran lobbing cruise missiles on Ahmedinejads and mullahs heads.
If I recall correctly - the USS Cole left for a 6 month deployment in the past month or so.
USS Cole Steams Back To Mideast
First Middle East Deployment For Ship Since 2000 Terrorist Attack In Yemen
NORFOLK, Va., June 8, 2006
Great Idea!
Second that!
With a big sign on it saying: "And now we have bullets in our guns."
Excellent idea! I love it!
YES!
I'd rather see the USS Reagan over there.
Methinks Reagan owes Beirut some paypack.
I think that we could in this case...
"USS Cole" is almost a household name for most...
Beautiful.
Cool transport (although the reason for it was sad of course)!
No doubt true, but I think that "Reagan" is busy in the Pacific...
Sort of like the Yorktown showing up at Midway.
USS COLE (DDG 67) is the first warship named for Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, USMC (1920-1945). Sergeant Cole was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry in the campaign at Iwo Jima .
On August 25, 1941 , Cole enlisted in the Marine Corps for the duration of the National Emergency. Following boot camp at Parris Island , South Carolina , he was appointed to the Field Music School for training as a Marine Corps Field Musician (a bugler). He was unhappy in his role of Field Musician, because he had joined a fighting outfit to fight. He had applied for a change in rating, but was refused due to the shortage of buglers. He completed instruction and was transferred to the First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. On August 7, 1942 , he reached the shores of Guadalcanal for the first American offensive of World War II, where he had an opportunity to fill in as a Machine Gunner in the absence of the regular gunner.
Cole completed his first overseas tour of duty and returned to the United States in February 1943 where he joined the First Batallion, Twenty-Third Marines, a part of the Fourth Marine Division at Camp Lejune , North Carolina . When the unit moved to California he again asked for relief as a Field Musician and for permission to perform line duties. Due to the shortage of buglers in the Marine Corps, his request was disapproved.
During the first engagement of the Fourth Division at Roi-Namur in the Kwajalein Atoll, Cole, again forsaking his bugle, went in to action as a Machine Gunner. Later, during the battle for Saipan , Cole was actually assigned to a machine gun unit and was even designated as a machine gun section leader. During the battle his squad leader was killed and Cole, although wounded, assumed command of the entire squad. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for "…his resolute leadership, indomitable fighting spirit and tenacious determination in the face of terrific opposition." He was also awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action.
A few days after the battle of Saipan , Cole again led his squad ashore in the invasion of the neighboring islands of Tinian . He continued to build his reputation as "The Fighting Field Musician."
After the Marianas campaigns, he resubmitted his request for a change of rating. This time his request was approved. He was redesignated Corporal "line" and was subsequently promoted to Sergeant in November 1944.
On February 19, 1945 , Sergeant Cole led his machine gun section ashore in the D-Day assault of Iwo Jima . Moving forward with the initial assault wave, a hail of fire from two enemy emplacements halted his section's advance. Sergeant Cole personally destroyed them with hand grenades. His unit continued to advance until pinned down for a second time by enemy fire from three Japanese gun emplacements. One of these emplacements was silenced by Cole's machine guns. When his machine guns jammed, armed only with a pistol and one hand grenade, Sergeant Cole made a one-man attack against the two remaining gun emplacements. Twice he returned to his own lines for additional grenades and continued the attack under fierce enemy fire until he had succeeded in destroying the enemy strong points.
Upon returning to his own squad, he was instantly killed by an enemy grenade. By his one-man attack and heroic self-sacrifice, Sergeant Cole enabled his company to move forward against the fortifications and attain their ultimate objective.
I'm sure the crew and families of DDG-67 salivate at the prospect of a Med run.
I'd like to see USS Reagan, USS Cole, and a great many other USN ships in the Med pulverizing Syria from north to south, east to west, until there are no military targets left. We owe Syria all kinds of payback for the past decades of terrorism, and now for a great deal of terrorism in Iraq that's killed a lot of great Americans - after we finish off Syria, then Iran's turn will come.
I believe that Israel by hitting Hamas drawing Hezbollah to move and then by relentlessly pounding Hezbollah is the catspaw in a US coordinated effort to get Syria to attack. Then it will be legal for Israel to go to Damascus. A day or two later, we would go across northern Syria in a blitz removing terrorist staging areas, around Lake Assad on both sides in case they try to blow the dam, and then south into Lebanon's Bekaa Valley for the WMD which will be facing the other way waiting for Israelis.
What an amazing pic! TY
Might I add that when the Cole is off the coast, gun's a blazin at sniper positions and anyone else that fires on evacuating Americans...the ship needs to have a 50' high flag blowin hard and strong
Don't forget to send those emails to the White House if you like this idea. Fox is already reporting that it's on its way.
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