Argona Village in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

U.S.S. Cole Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. U.S.S. Cole Memorial Marker

Inscription.
In Memory of
U.S.S. Cole
Kenneth E. Clodfelter, Petty Officer • Richard Costelow, Petty Officer • Lakeina M. Francis, Seaman • Timothy L. Gauna, Seaman • Cherone L. Gunn, Seaman Recruit • James R. McDaniels, Seaman • Mark I. Nieto, Petty Officer • Ronald S. Owens, Petty Officer • Lakiba N. Palmer, Seaman Recruit • Joshua L. Parlett, Fireman • Patrick H. Roy, Fireman Apprentice • Kevin S. Rux, Petty Officer • Ronchester M. Santiago, Petty Officer • Timothy L. Saunders, Petty Officer • Gary G. Swenchonis, Fireman • Andrew Triplett, Ensign • Craig B. Wibberley, Seaman Apprentice

Erected by Rosewood Memorial Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.

Location. 36° 51.664′ N, 76° 8.907′ W. Memorial is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Argona Village. It can be reached from North Witchduck Road 0.1 miles north of Kellam Road. Located within Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 631 North Witchduck Rd, Virginia Beach VA 23462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Testing of Grace Sherwood (approx. one mile away); The Trial of 1706 (approx. one mile away); The Pembroke Manor House (approx. one mile away); Old Donation Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map

U.S.S. Cole Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. U.S.S. Cole Memorial

of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Also see . . . U.S.S. Cole Bombing. (Submitted on March 15, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

USS Cole (DDG-67) Departs.jpg image. Click for full size.

U.S. Navy/Public Domain

3. USS Cole (DDG-67) Departs.jpg

Under tow following terrorist bombing

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.