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MI HR0285

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/10/2016

Primary Sponsor

Ray Franz

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Declares June 8, 2016, as Remember The USS Liberty Day in Michigan
  • Commemorates the June 8, 1967 attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 Americans and wounded 174 of the 295-member crew
  • Notes that crew members, Admiral Thomas Moorer, and Captain Ward Boston characterized the attack as deliberate
  • References Dr. Richard Kiepfer's statement that a Navy Board of Inquiry ignored American military eyewitness testimony regarding the incident

Legislative Description

A resolution to declare June 8, 2016, as Remember The USS Liberty Day in the state of Michigan.

Remember The USS Liberty Day

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

5/10/2016

Committee Referrals

Government Operations5/10/2016

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