The USS Liberty has never been properly recognized for brave actions in the Eastern Med, is it time?

2015-06-22T17:27:55-04:00

The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew-members (naval officers, seamen, two Marines, and one civilian), wounded 171 crew-members, and severely damaged the ship. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nmi (29.3 mi; 47.2 km) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish
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USS Liberty incident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USSLiberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War.[3] The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two Marines, and one civilian), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship.[4] At the time, the ship was in international waters...

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2015 5:55 PM

2015-06-22T17:55:01-04:00

This burns me every time I think of it or hear about it.

"An Israeli military court of inquiry later acknowledged that their naval headquarters knew at least three hours before the attack that the odd-looking ship 13 miles off the Sinai Peninsula, sprouting more than 40 antennas capable of receiving every kind of radio transmission, was "an electromagnetic audio-surveillance ship of the U.S. Navy," a floating electronic vacuum cleaner.

The Israeli inquiry later concluded that that information had simply gotten lost, never passed along to the ground controllers who directed the air attack nor to the crews of the three Israeli torpedo boats who picked up where the air force left off, strafing the Liberty's decks with their machine guns and launching a torpedo that blew a 39-foot hole in its starboard side."

"According to this senior Israeli lead pilot, he recognized the Liberty as American immediately, so informed his headquarters, and was told to ignore the American flag and continue his attack. He refused to do so and returned to base, where he was arrested."

"The pilot's protests also were heard by radio monitors in the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon. Then-U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dwight Porter has confirmed this. Porter told his story to syndicated columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak and offered to submit to further questioning by authorities. Unfortunately, no one in the U.S. government has any interest in hearing these first-person accounts of Israeli treachery. [Washington Report]"

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Jun 23 at 2015 4:31 AM

2015-06-23T04:31:47-04:00

USS Liberty Veterans Association ...

http://www.usslibertyveterans.org/

USS Liberty Veterans Association

ON JUNE 8, 1967, while patrolling in international waters in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was savagely attacked without warning or justification by air and naval forces of the state of Israel. Of a crew of 294 officers and men (including three civilians), the ship suffered thirty four (34) killed in action and one hundred seventy three (173) wounded in action. The ship itself, a Forty Million ($40,000,000) Dollar state...

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Jun 23 at 2015 4:39 AM

2015-06-23T04:39:51-04:00

USS Liberty Memorial Public Library - Grafton, Wisconsin ...

http://gidusko.webs.com/grafton/

USS Liberty Memorial Library, GRAFTON, Wisconsin

The story of the USS Liberty Memorial Library in Grafton Wisconsin and what the people there went through to get it.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2015 7:53 AM

2015-06-23T07:53:49-04:00

It was a very bad event with lots of background to the story. If one is interested they should read the book "The Attack on the Liberty"

On another note she is the reason Swift has a flag painted on top of the ship.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 23 at 2015 5:03 PM

2015-06-23T17:03:58-04:00

I think it's time that the US and Israeli governments admit that it was a blatant attack by the Israelis and not the "mistake" both sides are claiming.

For this I can NEVER forgive Israel nor "Stand with Israel."

I'm sure a few members have already seen exactly what I think of Israel, especially concerning the USS Liberty.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2015 8:58 PM

2015-06-23T20:58:21-04:00

So I just can't say yes they deserve to be recognized?

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jun 9 at 2017 12:11 AM

2017-06-09T00:11:43-04:00

Maj Mike Sciales No Doubt About It but then again I was Trained by the Survivors and worked in Buildings Named for the Dead of USS Liberty. Very Respectfully CTO1 Wm "Chip" Nagel USN(R).

Response by SFC William H. made Jun 14 at 2017 8:16 PM

2017-06-14T20:16:36-04:00

PO1 Nagel and Miller, 1LT Sandy, PO3 Murphy: Thanks for the dialogue. You guys can get wound up when you are passionate about something. We are all on the same side and devoted to our country. The only difference we have is about how we feel about our government. Nothing resolved here, except we know where everyone stands on this issue. I wish the best to all of you. BTW, I loved the Spycatcher. SFC William Hawes