Grief goes on as USS Cole's bombing anniversary comes

Monday, October 8, 2001

NORFOLK, Va. -- Watching the devastation at the World Trade Center, Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Regal flashed back to last fall's blast in Yemen that ripped open the USS Cole, killing 17 sailors and injuring 37.

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