Joshua Langdon Parlett was born on 8 July 1981 in Rosedale, Maryland, to Leroy and Etta Parlett. He graduated from Harford Christian School in 1999, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 31 August 1999.

After completing Basic Training in Great Lakes, Illinois, on 10 November 1999, Parlett was a student at Surface Warfare Enlisted Schools Command until 10 March 2000. He completed training at the Center for Surface Combat Systems Detachment East, Norfolk, Virginia, on 9 June 2000. He reported to USS Cole(DDG-67) on 10 June 2000.

Parlett was killed in the line of duty when a terrorist bomb was detonated along the port side of the ship while it was refueling in Aden, Yemen, on 12 October 2000.

Fireman Apprentice Parlett was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, and the rank of Engineman Fireman.

Sources: USS Cole (DDG-67) Med Cruise 2000 (August 8–November 3, 2000) Cruise Book in the collection of the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Navy Department Library. Awards and citations are sourced from the service member’s official military personnel file and listed in the Navy Department Awards Web Service site and may not be complete.
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