Presented By: Veteran and Military Services
Veterans Week - The USS Liberty Incident: Lecture and Discussion
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. Here from a survivor of that attack and efforts to have a full investigation and recognition of the event.
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