{"id":750,"date":"2008-10-12T16:29:35","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T20:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=750"},"modified":"2008-10-12T16:53:34","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T20:53:34","slug":"lest-we-forget-uss-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/12\/lest-we-forget-uss-cole\/","title":{"rendered":"Lest We Forget: USS Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was 8 years ago today that USS Cole (DDG-67)<\/a> was attacked by terrorists in Aden, Yemen. 17 sailors lost their lives in the bombing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Eternal Father, Strong to save,
\nWhose arm hath bound the restless wave,
\nWho bid’st the mighty Ocean deep
\nIts own appointed limits keep;
\nO hear us when we cry to thee,
\nfor those in peril on the sea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Michelle Malkin<\/a> & Flopping Aces<\/a> remember… And a Cole father speaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was 8 years ago today that USS Cole (DDG-67) was attacked by terrorists in Aden, Yemen. 17 sailors lost their lives in the bombing. Eternal Father, Strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid’st the mighty Ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[224,193],"tags":[227,226,229,225,228],"class_list":["post-750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-military","category-war-on-terror","tag-aden","tag-ddg-67","tag-us-navy","tag-uss-cole","tag-yemen","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-c6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4676,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/27\/video-i-dont-want-a-politician-leading-this-nation-i-want-a-president\/","url_meta":{"origin":750,"position":0},"title":"Video: \u2018I Don\u2019t Want a Politician Leading This Nation, I Want a President\u2019","author":"Jeff","date":"September 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Retired) the former commander of the USS Cole (DDG-67) joined Neil Cavuto on Your World earlier today and offered some sharp criticism of President Barack Obama's and his handling of the Iranian nuclear threat: Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com \u201cOne time a year, the president\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Affairs"","block_context":{"text":"International Affairs","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/international-affairs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2144,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/08\/debra-burlingame-the-president-isnt-sincere-about-swift-and-certain-justice-for-terrorists\/","url_meta":{"origin":750,"position":1},"title":"Debra Burlingame: The President isn’t Sincere about ‘Swift and Certain’ Justice for Terrorists.","author":"Jeff","date":"May 8, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Debra Burlingame has must read Op Ed in today's Wall Street Journal: In February I was among a group of USS Cole and 9\/11 victims' families who met with the president at the White House to discuss his policies regarding Guantanamo detainees. 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