John Fisher remembers thinking two things on June 8, 1967. “The only thing I was worried about was No. 1, keep the ship running, and No. 2, trying to stay alive.” Fisher was a 3rd class petty officer ...
Draped above a bookcase in his home northeast of Seattle, Jim Ennes displays a bullet-riddled American flag. On June 8, 1967 — 42 years ago Monday — the flag flew over his Navy spy ship, USS Liberty, ...
The attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats on June 8, 1967 has almost faded from memory, but new evidence suggests that the White House might actually have had prior ...
Today marks the 56th anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which has been described by too many U.S. and Israeli accounts as an accident. In fact, the attack took place after eight ...
On this 2016 Memorial Day, much like all Memorial Day commemorations since 1968, no official recognition or memorial services will be held to honor the 34 dead and the 167 wounded US Navy Men. In what ...
Veteran Larry Slavens served in the Navy and was aboard the USS Liberty (pictured upon its return to Chesapeake Bay on July 29, 1967) when it was attacked on June 8, 1967. In early June 1967, Larry ...
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:35:00 GMT — A Manistee man has led the charge in getting the first public memorial for the USS Liberty. This was a Navy ship that was attacked in international waters by Israel ...
Because neither President Joe Biden, the Pentagon, nor a single politician has done so, I urge Arkansans to observe two minutes of silence on Tuesday to honor the memory of 36 U.S. Navy servicemen ...
The USS Paul Hamilton recently returned to its homeport of San Diego sporting what's known as the 'Moultrie Flag,' a white crescent with the word 'LIBERTY' on a blue background By Jared Keller Updated ...
On June 8, 1967, 37 Americans were killed and 171 crewmen injured in an attack on the USS Liberty 25 miles north of the Sanai peninsula by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israelis apologized and ...
Because neither President Joe Biden, the Pentagon, nor a single politician has done so, I urge Arkansans to observe two minutes of silence on Tuesday to honor the memory of 36 U.S. Navy servicemen ...