Today, June 8, 1967 the USS Liberty and her crew were attacked by Israel in International Waters. The attack lasted for hours with no help arriving from US Air Force carriers that were close by. Although the Air Force tried mightily to come to their brothers aid, then President Lyndon Baines Johnson, serving at Commander In Chief, ordered the air force to “cut her wings”.

It wasn’t until a Russian ship hearing the mayday calls arrived upon the brutal attack that it ceased.

Today, let’s remember the 34 men who died for no other reason than to serve a demented Commander in Chief who was working hand-in-hand with Israel desperately trying to start a war in the Middle East.

May these Heroes and their families know they will never be forgotten.