(HT – Marcus Aurelius via BBA)
5 years ago today, a bunch of Al-Qaida terrorists drove their explosive-laden boat up to the side of the USS Cole and exploded it. The attack took the lives of 17 sailors and nearly sunk one of the most-advanced warships in the world.
Michelle Malkin has a much-more-expansive review of this, as well as a call to remember this forgotten chapter in the Global War on Terror.