Donald Cook is an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who died in captivity in the Vietnam War in 1967. In honor of the hero named the famous American destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) of the U.S. Navy. This is the twenty-fifth unit of the most massive post-war series of American warships.
Donald Cooke Biography
Studying and youth of the hero
The famous Donald Cook, full name Donald Gilbert Cook, was born on August 9, 1934 in the densely populated Brooklyn area of New York City (USA). He was educated by graduating from the Xavier School for Gifted Children and College in Vermont, located in New England in the north-eastern United States.
Marine Corps Career
In one thousand nine hundred and fifty-sixth, after completing his studies, Donald enlisted as a civilian in the Marines of the Armed Forces of America, from where he was sent to an officer school in Quantico, Virginia. A year later, easily received the rank of second lieutenant. He has held several positions in the US Marine Corps.
POW Captain Litigation
In one thousand sixty-fourth, Captain Donald Cook was sent to Vietnam, where he served as an adviser to the Vietnamese Marine Corps division. In one of the operations, he was wounded and captured by the Viet Cong (National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam), where he was held as a prisoner of war in a rebel camp in the Republic of Vietnam. Despite the fact that he declared himself the head of prisoners of war, in this way to achieve a more severe attitude towards himself. Colonel (at that time captain) Donald Cook established himself as a senior prisoner, although in reality he was not. Capt. Donald Cook, as an officer, was held in better conditions than ordinary soldiers. At the risk of catching an infection, he helped his comrades with what he could, took out and passed on the medicine to the wounded. Through his activities, Donald Cook made a great contribution to the reputation of the American fighter. He earned respect, not only colleagues, but also the Vietnamese guards. The hero consciously refused his release until the end of the Vietnam War.
Honors and awards of Donald Cook
- The hero of the Vietnam War, Donald Cook, was posthumously promoted from captain to lieutenant colonel.
- He was awarded the Medal of Honor by the High Command of the United States of America for courage and fearlessness, with the risk to life and the performance of official duty.
- The official monument (cenotaph) of Donald Cook can be found at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
- USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is named in the United States Navy.
- Donald Cook named the hall in the Center for Military Translators in two thousand fourteen.
- A prestigious award for graduates of St. Michael's College is named. The Donald Cook Award is presented to graduates for selfless service to others. This is the most prestigious award for college graduates.
- The Donald Cook Prize is sponsored annually by the National Association of Military Intelligence. She is portrayed by officers of the US Marine Corps with the wording "for high professional skill and exceptional dedication to service in the marine corps and military intelligence."
- The Freedom Tree, planted on the lawn of Parliament in Vermont, is named after a hero.
American destroyer ship Donald Cook
The Americans have their own national heroes, and they name a particular cruiser, frigate, or destroyer in their honor. In honor of Donald Cook, the twenty-fifth unit of the most massive post-war series of American warships was named. The American destroyer "Donald Cook" became famous throughout the world. This ship is quite new, equipped with everything necessary, and despite the fact that its dimensions are not record-breaking, it could symbolize the naval power of the United States of America. This is the most massive post-war ship with a displacement of more than five thousand tons. Sixty-two pieces were built with one thousand eighty-eight, and thirteen more are planned.
The Donald Cook is the fourth generation destroyer of the United States Navy. The main weapon of the Cook are Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of up to two and a half thousand kilometers, capable of carrying nuclear charges. In the normal and strike versions, the destroyer is equipped with fifty-six or ninety-six such missiles, respectively. The ship took part in the American invasion of Iraq in the spring of two thousand and three. With two thousand fourteen, the destroyer is included in the Sixth Fleet of the United States Navy. In the same year, the ship sailed into the Black Sea and conducted joint maneuvers with the Romanian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian Naval Forces. In the two thousand sixteenth year, the destroyer ship Donald Cook made a trip to the Baltic Sea with a visit to the Lithuanian Klaipeda.
With two thousand and nineteenth destroyer participates in joint exercises with the fleet of France and Spain. In February of the nineteenth year he arrived at the port of Odessa. On board the destroyer was a meeting between the representative of the United States Department of State for Ukraine Kurt Volker and the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
