Darrell Cole: The Marine Bugler Who Earned the Medal of Honor

[USMCGrunt]

https://sofrep-com.cdn.ampproject.o...ll-cole-from-marine-bugler-to-medal-of-honor/

A little longer than usual, but fascinating story of a Marine hero. The USS Cole was named in his honor on June 8, 1996.

 

[WT Door]

Thank you for providing a historical link between the Marine and the ship. I was unaware. I know the former CO of the USS Cole. He and the crew were heroic in saving the ship after the 2000 terrorist attack in Yemen.

 

[Small Team Bacsi]

How on earth does a Marine bugler ever get awarded a MOH?

First he stops being a bugler then becomes a machine gunner with the infantry just like Manila John was.

 

[Old Enlisted Marine]

I'd venture to guess he was only looking out for his buddies.

 

[Capt MJ]

How on earth does a Marine bugler ever get awarded a MOH?

First he stops being a bugler then becomes a machine gunner with the infantry just like Manila John was.

‘Every Marine a rifleman’ still relevant, says sergeant major of the Corps

The Marine Corps culture will always maximize the war fighting spirit, says Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

I love this about the Corps.

 

[OldAFRet]

‘Every Marine a rifleman’ still relevant, says sergeant major of the Corps

The Marine Corps culture will always maximize the war fighting spirit, says Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

I love this about the Corps.

Great minds think alike - I was about to post a similar comment. The Army does (or formerly had) a similar philosophy of everyone having a secondary MOS of 11B. In the Air Force we all had a secondary of Amateur Golfer.

 

[Devil Doc]

Thank you for providing a historical link between the Marine and the ship. I was unaware. I know the former CO of the USS Cole. He and the crew were heroic in saving the ship after the 2000 terrorist attack in Yemen.

Fortunately the Cole’s CMC was also an IDC.

 

[Small Team Bacsi]

I'd venture to guess he was only looking out for his buddies.

And I would bet as a machine gunner he was trying to kill as many of the enemy as he could. He was after all a USMC trained machine gunner. And the head of a machine gun section.

Do you know which mos s never answers——Every Marine a Riflemen ——when asked what they did in the corps—-03s

 

[Old Enlisted Marine]

03s pack mulls that will kill you! Don't get in their way. If it needs to be carried in on foot through mud and in the rain they are there.