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Article: USS Cole Comes Home to Norfolk
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- April 25, 2002
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ The USS Cole returned to its home port Thursday
a stronger, better ship than when a terrorists' bomb ripped it open
and killed 17 of its sailors a year and a half ago in Yemen.
The destroyer underwent $250 million of repairs over 14 months at
Northrop Grumman's Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., then began
the trip home to Norfolk Naval Station last week.
A steady rain fell as several hundred people waited under tents in
a parking lot at the base. As the ship came into view, people began
waving American flags and snapping pictures.
Ronald W. Francis drove five hours from his home in North Carolina
to honor the memory of his ...