Defense secretary William Cohen's last day on the job today was saddened by reports on two tragedies from last year. The Pentagon released evidence that led to the resignation of the chief training officer for the Osprey aircraft program. Two of the tilt-rotor aircraft crashed last year, taking a total of 23 lives. The training officer has admitted to asking crews to falsify maintenance reports. Also released today was a report on responsibility for the bombing of the USS Cole, the high-tech destroyer badly damaged while at anchor in Yemen. Seventeen sailors died in that attack. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from the Pentagon.
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