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| Resolution No. 470
Veterans of Foreign Wars
INVESTIGATE THE ATTACK ON THE U.S.S. LIBERTY
WHEREAS, on June 8, 1967, the U.S.S. Liberty, while operating in
international waters in the eastern Mediterranean, was the target of an
attack by Israel's war planes and torpedo boats; and
WHEREAS, this attack killed 34 members of the U.S.S. Liberty's crew and
wounded 171 other United States personnel on board, in addition to causing
extensive damage to the ship; and
WHEREAS, a controversy continues to surround the attack on the U.S.S.
Liberty in that some Americans believe the attack was deliberate and others
believe the attack was a mistake by the Israeli military; and
WHEREAS, aircraft dispatched from U.S. aircraft carriers to aid the U.S.S.
Liberty were recalled, and this action may have resulted in the death and
injury of additional American service members; and
WHEREAS, the sailors and Marines and their families should have closure of
this tragic attack and its aftermath; and
WHEREAS, the Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty is the only such naval
incident to have never been investigated by Congress; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, that
we call upon Congress to immediately investigate the attack on the U.S.S.
Liberty that was perpetrated by the armed forces of the State of Israel on
June 8, 1967, in order to determine the truth behind the attack.
Submitted by Department of Wisconsin To Committee on NATIONAL SECURITY AND
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The intent of this resolution is:
To call upon Congress to investigate the attack on the U.S.S. Liberty by
Israeli forces on June 8, 1967 to determine the truth behind the attack.
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