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Ceremonies and Tributes


The thumbnail images and captions are linked to screen-sized images; larger images are linked to the words "Hi-Rez Image". All photos are US Navy Official photos or US DoD Official photos, except as noted. Additional photos will be added as they become available.


 [THUMBNAIL] Sailors and Marines listen to a memorial service aboard Tarawa (LHA 1) on October 13th, the day after Cole was attacked. At the time Tarawa was en route to Aden to provide assistance to Cole.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the 86th Air Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of a fallen sailor from USS Cole off a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the 86th Air Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of a fallen sailor from USS Cole off a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the 86th Air Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of a fallen sailor from USS Cole off a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the 86th Air Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of a fallen sailor from USS Cole off a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the 86th Air Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of a fallen sailor from USS Cole off a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the 86th Air Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of a fallen sailor from USS Cole off a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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 [THUMBNAIL] The 86th Air Wing Honor Guard retires the colors following the arrival ceremony at Ramstein Air Base.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard march before a C-17 transport during the remains ceremony, as five fallen Cole sailors return to the United States at Dover AFB, 14 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] The Color Guard of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard parades the colors during the remains ceremony, 14 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard carry the remains of a fallen Cole sailor off a C-17 at Dover AFB, 14 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard carry the remains of a fallen Cole sailor off a C-17 at Dover AFB, 14 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of the US Navy Ceremonial Guard salute the remains of a fallen Cole at Dover AFB, 14 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Thousands of sailors, Marines, and their families attend a memorial service at Norfolk Naval Station, 18 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the destroyers Ross (DDG 71) and McFaul (DDG 74) flank the memorial service at Norfolk's Pier 12.
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 [THUMBNAIL] President Clinton speaks during the memorial serivce at Norfolk Naval Station, 18 October 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] A veteran places flowers for Cole's crew during the memorial service.
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 [THUMBNAIL] A wreath placed on the fantail of Edson (DD 946) by the Tin Can Sailors during a memorial service in honor of Cole's dead. Photo by Tin Can Sailors.

 [THUMBNAIL] The museum ship Slater (DE 766) paid tribue to Cole by dipping her colors. Photo by Historic Naval Ship Slater.

 [THUMBNAIL] Seaman Recruit Likiba Nicole Palmer is laid to rest in Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, CA, on October 20th.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Sailors and Marines attend a memorial service for the Cole victims at Camp Lejeune on October 23rd.
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 [THUMBNAIL] The names of the sailors killed aboard Cole are read at a memorial service at Camp Lejeune on October 23rd.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Seventeen covers in a row represent the 17 sailors killed aboard Cole, during a memorial service at Camp Lejeune on October 23rd.
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 [THUMBNAIL] Members of Cole's crew pay their respects to recently-buried shipmates at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, November 11, 2000.
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 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.

 [THUMBNAIL] USS Cole Memorial at Naval Station Norfolk, dedicated 12 October 2001.


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