Just as Christmas Eve is a family time, Easter is also a time for families. We request that you would allow our family to have this weekend to deal with these recent developments together in private,

Don't let the family reach the 15-year anniversary.

This family has been waiting for 15 years for answers. It only takes one phone call.

Christmas is a family time so it would be nice to bring a little bit of happiness to them and show that they are not forgotten at home,

No ship apart from a naval vessel is really prepared to protect against a waterborne assault of the sort against the Cole, ... Even those ships that are best equipped to cope with such a threat, in the case of the Cole, are in a difficult situation.

This is not unlike what is happening at many U.S. ports.