December?? The Cole was bombed on October 12, almost 7 years ago to the day.
Memories strong five years after Cole blast
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ARLINGTON, Va. — Command Master Chief James Parlier was forced to decide to let a sailor die.
It was Oct. 12, 2000, he said, aboard the USS Cole. Terrorists had just blown a gaping hole in the ship using a suicide boat. Seventeen sailors died in the attack.