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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. RES. 378

Honoring the members of the crew of the guided missile destroyer U.S.S.

COLE (DDG–67) who were killed or wounded in the terrorist bombing

attack on that vessel in Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000, expressing

the sympathies of the Senate to the families of those crew members,

commending the ship’s crew for their heroic damage control efforts,

and condemning the bombing of that ship.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 18 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr.

MCCAIN, Mr. BYRD, Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, Mr. ROBB, Mr.

INHOFE, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. CLELAND, Ms. SNOWE,

Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. REED, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BOND, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr.

SARBANES, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. KERRY, Mr. MILLER, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr.

VOINOVICH, Mr. WELLSTONE, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Honoring the members of the crew of the guided missile

destroyer U.S.S. COLE (DDG–67) who were killed or

wounded in the terrorist bombing attack on that vessel

in Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000, expressing the

sympathies of the Senate to the families of those crew

members, commending the ship’s crew for their heroic

damage control efforts, and condemning the bombing

of that ship.
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Whereas the guided missile destroyer U.S.S. COLE

(DDG–67) was severely damaged on October 12, 2000,

when a boat bomb exploded alongside that ship while on

a refueling stop in Aden, Yemen;

Whereas the explosion resulted in a 40-by-45 foot hole in the

port side of the ship at the waterline and left seven of

the ship’s crew dead, ten who as of October 17, 2000, are

missing and presumed dead, and over three dozen wounded;

Whereas the U.S.S. COLE had stopped in Aden for routine

refueling while in transit from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf to conduct forward maritime presence operations in the Persian Gulf region as part of the U.S.S.

George Washington battle group;

Whereas the members of the United States Navy killed and

wounded in the bombing were performing their duty in

furtherance of the national security interests of the

United States;

Whereas United States national security interests continue to

require the forward deployment of elements of the Armed

Forces;

Whereas the members of the Armed Forces are routinely

called upon to perform duties that place their lives at

risk;

Whereas the crew members of the U.S.S. COLE who lost

their lives as a result of the bombing of their ship on October 12, 2000, died in the honorable service to the Nation and exemplified all that is best in the American people; and

Whereas the heroic efforts of the surviving crew members of

the U.S.S. COLE after the attack to save their ship and
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rescue their wounded shipmates are in the highest tradition of the United States Navy: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the Senate, in response to the terrorist

2 bombing attack on the U.S.S. COLE (DDG–67) on Octo3 ber 12, 2000, while on a refueling stop in Aden, Yemen,

4 hereby—

5 (1) honors the members of the crew of the

6 U.S.S. COLE who died as a result of that attack

7 and sends heartfelt condolences to their families,

8 friends, and loved ones;

9 (2) honors the members of the crew of the

10 U.S.S. COLE who were wounded in the attack for

11 their service and sacrifice, expresses its hopes for

12 their rapid and complete recovery, and extends its

13 sympathies to their families;

14 (3) commends the crew of the U.S.S. COLE for

15 their heroic damage control efforts; and

16 (4) condemns the attack against the U.S.S.

17 COLE as an unprovoked and cowardly act of ter18 rorism.

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