Front Burner (57 page)

Wolfowitz, Paul

Woodfin, Denise

World War II

and kamikazee attacks

Wounded (USS
Cole
crew members)

and blood donors

and boats to take wounded to shore

and Bouffard French military hospital (Djibouti)

and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATTs)

and discharge from hospital

and family members, notification of

and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (Germany)

medical evacuation of

and medical treatment area, damage to

and muster report

and Ramstein Air Base, Germany

and U.S. Air Force

and Yemeni hospitals

See also
Killed in action; Missing

Yemeni customs authorities, and diplomatic clearance

Yemeni government

and al Qaeda operatives, capture and conviction of

Yemeni government
(continued)

and cooperation, lack of

and crew safety, lack of commitment to

and criminal investigation

and terrorists, attitude regarding

Yemeni hospitals

Zinni, Anthony C.

Commander Kirk S. 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 serves as president of Base to Peak, LLC, a strategic planning and leadership development firm.

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