>> The Liberty incident was tragic yet unintentional. <<
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>> The liberty resembled El-Quesir Egyptian support ship <<
liar!
>> and US did not warn Israelis that their ship would be in the region during the war time. <<
liar!
for anyone who is interested in the truth, not zionist lies!!
The USS Liberty Memorial
ussliberty.org
This web site is dedicated to the memory of thirty-four fine young men
who gave their lives on June 8, 1967, defending the USS Liberty
against a sustained air and sea attack by the armed forces of the State of Israel
During the Six Day War between Israel and the Arab States, the American intelligence ship
USS Liberty was attacked for 75 minutes in international waters by Israeli aircraft and
motor torpedo boats. Thirty-four men died and 172 were wounded.
The attack has been a matter of controversy ever since. Survivors and many key government officials
including Secretary of State Dean Rusk and former JCS Chairman Admiral Thomas Moorer say it was
no accident. Israel and its supporters insist it was a "tragic case of misidentification" and charge that the
survivors are either lying or too emotionally involved to see the truth.
Israel claims they mistook our ship for the out-of-service Egyptian horse carrier El Quseir
and that we brought the attack upon ourselves by operating in a war zone without displaying a flag. Not so.
We were in international waters, far from any fighting, and flew a bright, clean, new American flag.
The flag we flew is on display at the National Cryptologic Museum,
Fort Meade, Maryland and can be seen there, or in the USS Liberty Images Archive.
Our commanding officer, Captain William Loren McGonagle, received the Congressional Medal of Honor
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepedity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty during the attack.
The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award our country can bestow.
To avoid embarrassing our attackers, Captain McGonagle's Medal of Honor was presented in a quiet ceremony
in the Washington Navy Yard instead of in the White House by the President as is customary.
The USS Liberty Web Page presents part of the story
along with some historical information and links to other sources.
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The USS Liberty Memorial Web Site is a creation of Jim Ennes and Joe Meadors, survivors of the attack,
with support and encouragement from the USS Liberty Veterans Association
and special help from John Gidusko and Gary Harvey
Joe was a signalman on the bridge during the attack
and is a former chairman and president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association
Jim was an officer on the bridge when the attack started
and is author of Assault on the Liberty
(Random House 1980; Ballantine 1986; Reintree Press 2002)
which tells the story
The University of Kansas Military History Department has named this
The Top Military History Web Site in the United States
Check that and other awards we have received. |
