USS Cole returns to Virginia pre-Christmas after seven-month Middle East deployment.

The USS Cole, a guided-missile destroyer, returned to its home port in Norfolk, Virginia, after a seven-month deployment to the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Gulf. The sailors were greeted by their families with tears of joy, marking a rare pre-Christmas return. The ship, which provides protection for U.S. allies, has a significant history, including an al-Qaida attack in 2000 that killed 17 crew members.

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