MEDIA ADVISORY, June 23, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHEN: ARRIVES: June 30, 2005
TOURS: July 1 and 2, 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
DEPARTS: July 6, 2005
WHERE: Penn's Landing at the Delaware River
Market Street to Chestnut Street at the Delaware River
Philadelphia, PA
WHAT: The USS Cole, a United Sates Navy guided missile
destroyer just back from the 33rd annual maritime
exercise Baltic Operations, is preparing for a Fourth
of July weekend trip to Philadelphia's waterfront at
Penn's Landing.
In town for the city's annual Let Freedom Ring(tm)
ceremony, the USS Cole, a ship rich in tradition and
known for surviving the terrorist attack of October
2000, will arrive in town on June 30 so that Commander
Brian Solo and his crew members can prepare for public
tours taking place over the holiday weekend.
BACKGROUND The USS Cole is 587 ft. long with a crew of 365 and
homeport of Norfolk, Virginia. The ship's official
motto is "GLORY IS THE REWARD OF VALOR"
USS COLE (DDG 67) is the first warship named for
Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, USMC (1920-1945). Sergeant
Cole was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for
his conspicuous gallantry in the campaign at Iwo Jima.
Visit http://www.cole.navy.mil to learn more about this
naval vessel.
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary season, Independence
Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2005 Summer
Season at Penn's Landing. Penn's Landing IS
Philadelphia's Waterfront and hosts a variety of
military vessels and ships throughout the season. For
more information on event locations and event details,
please call (215) 922-2FUN or visit
www.pennslandingcorp.com. The Penn's Landing website is
a virtual resource for the waterfront which can help
plan a visit to easily park, play and stay all day at
Penn's Landing.
The Penn's Landing Corporation logo is available at: http://media.primezone.com/prs/single/?pkgid=349