http://navysite.de/ships.htm I come in here quite a lot and read about some of the great Ships of my time.

Great link Sully.


Here she is, best ship in the US Navy:

http://navysite.de/dd/ddg75.htm

PS-- There's a new book out--

Product Description
Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook was the first U.S. Marine captured in Vietnam; the first and only Marine in history to earn the Medal of Honor while in captivity; and the first Marine POW to have a U.S. Navy ship named in his honor, the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75). On December 31, 1964, while serving as an observer with a South Vietnamese Marine Corps battalion on a combat operation against Viet Cong forces, he was captured near the village of Binh Gia in South Vietnam. Until his death in captivity in December 1967, Cook led ten POWs in a series of primitive jungle camps. His leadership and adherence to the U.S. Military Code of Conduct earned him the nation's highest military award, but Cook never received historical attention commensurate with his enormous accomplishments. This is the first book-length biography of Colonel Donald G. Cook. With background information on Cook's life and prewar career, the book concentrates especially on his three years in captivity, and is the first book exclusively about a Marine POW held in South Vietnam. It covers the ten other POWs under his command, including Sgt. Harold George Bennett (the first American POW executed in Vietnam) and Sgt. Isaac Camacho (the first American POW to escape in Vietnam). The author outlines the circumstances surrounding Cook's Medal of Honor citation and death. Throughout, Cook's adherence to the Corps' traditional leadership principles and knowledge of the Code of Conduct are highlighted, and his biography is a unique case study of exemplary leadership under extremely difficult conditions. Nearly 70 photographs are included.

About the Author
Retired Marine Colonel Donald L. Price earned the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart for service in Vietnam. He lives in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

http://www.amazon.com/First-Marine-Capture-Vietnam-Biography/dp/078642804X

Author is an acquaintance of mine, so I'm biased, but the book is actually pretty damn good. I did some research on Donald Cook as well for a historical display (and interviewed Don Price in the process). USS Donald Cook's crew helped out quite a bit. Great bunch of guys.

Gunny I remember the Ship when the USS Cole was was bombed.I also remember the story about Col.Cook in Vietnam.Gunny I have a book called Scars & Stripes the book is the P.O.W time of Capt.E McDaniel USN it was a great read.

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I'll look for that one.

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Scars & Stripes the book is the P.O.W time of Capt.E McDaniel USN it was a great read.

I'll be looking for that one.

PSPS-- Something not mentioned above-- Cook was a trained interrogator....and to be a POW....That's why I like this story and pimp it so much. And the only interrogator to ever receive a MOH.

Gunny Col. Cook also won the MOH while in POW status.I ordered The First Marine and The American Patroit today from Amozon.

I JUST DONATED MY DADS(ROY T. SPARKS) CONTINUOUS SERVICE BOOKLET TO THE CONSTELLATION MUSEUM-CURATOR IN BALTIMORE, BUILT IN 1854. SHE WAS THE TEMPORARY FLAGSHIP OF THE FLEET UNDER ADM KING AND INGERSOLL, SHOWED HIM BEING ABOARD IN 1942, DID ADMIN WORK ON THE TOP DECK. SHE WAS IN NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND THEN, HE SLEPT IN A HAMMOCK BELOW DECKS ON THE LOWER DECK, DAD PASSED AWAY IN 2004, RETIRED NAVY.