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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nToday marks the 12th anniversary of the bombing perpetrated against the USS Cole while it was refueling in the port of Aden by al Qaeda. Seventeen American sailors were killed, and 39 were injured when two al Qaeda terrorists rammed their explosives-ladened boat into the side of the USS Cole.<\/p>\n
ROS sends a link to an article<\/a> about the families of the casualties;<\/p>\n The Families of those who lost their lives will spend the day remembering their loved ones.<\/p>\n There are plans for a wreath laying ceremony in Arlington, followed by a service at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington.<\/p>\n Still, it\u2019s hard to move forward, while dealing with the long and drawn out trials of the terrorists accused of masterminding the Cole attack.<\/p>\n Mona and Lou Gunn are the parents of Cherone Gunn, one of the victims of the USS Cole attack who grew up in Hampton Roads.<\/p>\n Lou will be traveling to Guantanamo Bay on behalf of the Cole families in two weeks, for yet another hearing on the case against Abd-al Rahim al-Nashiri.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Our buddy, Aunty Brat, at Assoluta Tranquilita<\/a>, remembers the fallen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"