It goes down as one of the darkest days in U.S. Navy history.
Fifty-seven years ago this week — for reasons still not completely understood — Israel attacked the unarmed noncombatant American technical research ship USS Liberty.
Yet, it’s become a forgotten chapter in Naval lore.
On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, without warning Israeli jets and torpedo boats launched an attack on the Liberty, killing 34 crew members and wounding 171 others.
Both the Israeli and U.S. governments later conducted inquiries and issued reports concluding the attack was a mistake.
“This was not an accident,” said former Liberty sailor Terry McFarland. “And the government’s wanting for all of us to pass on, so they don’t have to deal with the USS Liberty and the Liberty Veterans Association anymore and they can just bury it. Never to see the light of day.” more
Considering what is happening now, I think I may have a theory. Maybe Israel was worried we were going to give aid, or info to their enemies. It was war then against folks that wanted to kill every single Jew, it is war now, lower human life forms who want to murder every single Jew. I was actually hoping Israel would hit the new dock with a 2000 lb bomb provided by America, and then say “oops, sorry, my bad.”
I served with a CPO that was on the Liberty when I was in Homestead in 76-79. He recounted his experience one midwatch.
He missed dying by just seconds.
A fascinating story and very well covered up.
Just Curiosity
Did Israel have confirmation that Lyndon B. Johnson’s State Dept was supplying info to Israel’s enemies just prior to the Six-Day War?
Given the level of trust I have in our Guvmint…………..
https://youtu.be/Wl_f73lWf_8?si=GhqH_SPCRwtiZ2dL&t=1m03s