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"I Survived a Terrorist Attack".(Jennifer Kudrik talks about the attack on the USS Cole)

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Twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Kudrik was on board the USS Cole when it was bombed. Here, she tells how she lived through the horrifying event.

As told to Melba Newsome

* When I was 5, I visited my grandmother in Florida and fell in love with the ocean. From then on, I dreamed of being a marine biologist. When I was 18, I decided to join the Navy, thinking it would be a great opportunity to explore the waters of the world. But I never imagined that this decision would nearly cost me my life.

innocent ambitions

I went to high school in the mountain town of Asheville, North Carolina. When I graduated, I was antsy to leave home, but I also ...

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