God bless the men and women of the USS Cole.

Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason"

The MSM say more with their silence on this anniversary than they could with their words.  It is disgusting, although no longer surprising.

The members of our armed forces deserve better.  To them I say thank you for your service and your sacrifice.

but by North Korea

Probably just a typo 

But I wouldnt call it shameful

North Koreans North Vietnamese...same difference! 

"The USS PUEBLO, which was captured by the North Koreans in 1968, was the first U.S. Navy ship to be hi-jacked on the high seas by a foreign military force in over 150 years. To date, the capture has resulted in no reprisals against the North Koreans; no military action was taken at the time, or at any later date. This lack of military response guarantees the Pueblo’s place in history as a watershed event in our national conscience."

I think you are referring to the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident in which two US Naval Destroyers were attacked by some North Vietnamese patrol boats...

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back!  Fred08.com

Unfortunatly the last major story I heard about the Cole specifically was when it returned to service following repairs. It was overshadowed by 9-11 as the major terror attack story. Its not a major hitter because it returns to light Slick Billy's lack of actions. This especially after Jimmy's recent comments about how the Clinton Adm. did such a great job protecting us and keeping us admired in the world.

Screw Bill and Jimmy there pathetic Americans.

God Bless the crew of the Cole for the heroic efforts to save that ship. God Rest those who didn't make it. 

"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat"         R. Reagan

The most recent example occured in the Korean War when North Korea attacked the USS Pueblo.

Right country, wrong war.  You're almost there...

I spent 22 years in the uniform of our nation, serving proudly, and with a sense of accomplishment. Not long after I retired (and a driving force on my decision to retire), I watched our military being demeaned and degraded by politicians, predominently Dems. Now I see the media joining arms with these same Dems in further denigrading our military members. Sometimes through lies and misreporting, sometimes through their snide snarky little elitist comments, and more and more through ignoring accomplishments and significant events like this. The military has pretty much always been unappreciated, even feared and hated by many, even though the same military guarantees our freedoms and way of life. I suppose, as what can be considered a rich nation, this attitude shouldn't be totally unexpected. But what really boils my ass is to see the Lefties (MSM and Politicians) teaming up like this. At least, if one or the other was singing from a different sheet of music, the rhetoric would be kept in check.

All I can say to my brothers and sisters in arms is that many do appreciate what you do, and have always done - sacrifice for the greater good even while being slapped in the face for it.

Just remember, always KEEP THE FAITH!!!  

The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers

The MSM only cares about the Manbearpig winning the Nobel Peace Prize and about what venereal disease Britney Spears acquired this week. The military? Feh!

"Attacking a warship has been long viewed as an act of war. The most recent example occured in 1968 when North Korea attacked the USS Pueblo. To our national shame, the Pueblo is still in the hands of that country. A rather more forceful response occurred in 1941, when Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet at anchor in Pearl Harbor."

As a former soldier and retired naval officer, I regret that you left one other shameful incident out of the list:  the unprovoked Israeli air/seaborne attack against the virtually unarmed USS Liberty, which was operating in international waters in June 1967 -- and our government's complicity in attempting to suppress the story.  President Johnson even recalled the carrier-based fighters that were launched to defend her after the attack had begun, and her commanding officer -- CAPT McGonagle --- was awarded the Medal of Honor only after our government asked Tel Aviv for permission.

The clearly marked US Navy intelligence ship -- armed only with a .50 cal machine gun --- was repeatedly straffed, napalmed, and torpedoed.

Over 30 officers and men were killed; many more were wounded, including the captain, who refused to leave the bridge despite grievous burns from the napalm. 

Had we not been losing so many Americans each week in Vietnam that year, the story certainly couldn't have been downplayed like LBJ played it.

Nonetheless, there are many of us who will never forget it.

Never.