[ USS Liberty survivor and Purple Heart recipient Ron Kukal witnessed the carnage and supervised the cleanup of dead shipmates killed by the Israeli torpedo strike.] The Honorable Mike Enzi 379A Senate Russell Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Senator Enzi: I know that you know me quite well, and you also know the Liberty Veterans …
USS Liberty Victims RIP June 8, 1967 CT3 William B. Allenbaugh, USN LCDR Philip M. Armstrong, Jr. USN SN Gary R. Blanchard, USN Allen M. Blue, NSA Civilian (CT2 Reserve) SN Francis Brown, USN CT2 Ronnie J. Campbell, USN CT3 Jerry L. Converse, USN CT2 Robert B. Eisenberg, USN CT3 Jerry L. Goss, USN CTI …
The American Legion National Organization holds a unique and somewhat puzzling position in the history of the attack on the USS Liberty. Ostensibly, the American Legion is an American veterans group that supports the American military and veterans communities. Some may question the use of “ostensibly” to define the American Legion but if you look …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 23, 2022 Survivors of Israel’s strike on USS Liberty commemorate 55th year Survivors of the brutal Israeli attack on the American communications vessel USS Liberty in 1967 will gather at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. on June 8 to commemorate the memories of 34 Americans killed on that day 55 …
Over the years, various pieces of evidence have emerged that seem to support Israel’s claim that the USS Liberty was fired on by mistake in 1967. However, a number of questions still hover over the affair, and these nourish the conspiracy theories. by Tom Segev Feb. 17, 2012 Updated: Feb. 19, 2012 [Editor’s Note: This is …
The Veterans of Foreign Wars remembers the USS Liberty’s 50th anniversary of the attack on our ship with an article in their August, 2017 issue of VFW Magazine. With a plethora of VFW resolutions concerning the USS Liberty this is consistent with a decades-long effort by the VFW to support our call for a complete …
Obituary for David Edwin Lewis COLEBROOK – David Edwin “Eddie” Lewis, 90, of Colebrook, passed away at his home on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, after a long period of declining health.Ed was born in Colebrook on April 28, 1931, a son to the late Charles J. and Sophia R. (Slowick) Lewis, Sr. He was raised …
At least there’s one element of the US government that is not afraid of telling the truth about the cover-up of the attack on the USS Liberty. by Joe Meadors According to its website the purpose of the Congressional Research Service is “to ensure that Members of the House and Senate have available the best …
The Attack on the USS Liberty is NOT a “Conspiracy Theory” Far be it for me to present Wikipedia as a source authority. I hope you forgive me this one transgression. “A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful actors, often political in motivation, …
IDF Wrote Official US Navy Account of USS Liberty Attack