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USS Cole commanding officer (FULL INTERVIEW)
Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)
Oct. 5, 2020 | 8:53
201005-N-UT641-1001 NORFOLK (Oct. 5, 2020) Interview with Cmdr. Edward Pledger, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), speaks about the modern Cole crew and the professionalism of Senior Chief Damage Controlman William Merchen, a ‘Cole hero’ and inspector at Afloat Training Group (ATG) Atlantic. The explosive bomb created a 40-by-60 foot hole on the port side of the ship, and the Cole's Sailors fought fires and flooding for the following 96 hours to keep the ship afloat. Commemoration events are scheduled to remember and honor the 20th anniversary of the 17 Sailors who were lost, the 37 that were injured and the Gold Star families. Please visit the commemoration website to learn more at https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/remember67 (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sawyer Connally)
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