Retired Senior Chief Hull Technician Chris Regal, a survivor of the Oct. 12, 2000 bombing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), delivers remarks during a USS Cole Remembrance Ceremony

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 12, 2018) Retired Senior Chief Hull Technician Chris Regal, a survivor of the Oct. 12, 2000 bombing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), delivers remarks during a USS Cole Remembrance Ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 12, 2018. The event commemorates the 18th anniversary of the attack, which killed 17 Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford) File# 181012-N-GZ228-105