Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole - Paperback
by Kirk Lippold
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Language:EnglishPublisher:PublicAffairsISBN-13:9781610392341ISBN-10:1610392345UPC:9781610392341Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, TerrorismBook Topic:NavalSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC9ZG5P79Y
Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole
On October 12, 2000, eleven months before the 9/11 attacks, the USS Cole docked in the port of Aden in Yemen for a routine fueling stop. At 1118, on a hot, sunny morning, the 8,400-ton destroyer was rocked by an enormous explosion. The ship's commander, Kirk Lippold, felt the ship violently thrust up and to the right, as everything not bolted down seemed to float in midair. Tiles tumbled from the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:PublicAffairsISBN-13:9781610392341ISBN-10:1610392345UPC:9781610392341Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, TerrorismBook Topic:NavalSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC9ZG5P79Y
Commander Kirk Lippold was the commanding officer of the USS Cole during Al Qaeda's attack in October 2000. Lippold's personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Combat Action Ribbon, among others. He retired from the Navy in 2007 and remains active in current events and national security affairs. He lives in Carson City, Nevada.
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