About Us
This website was created by "Friends of the Liberty," a bipartisan association of friends, supporters, and USS Liberty family members, including Senator Adlai Stevenson III, Senator James Abourezk, Congressman Pete McCloskey, retired Brigadier General James J. David, and former high level CIA officer Raymond McGovern.
Over 250 people have already signed the statement supporting USS Liberty veterans', and families', and American citizens' right to a full investigation of the attack.
To view the billboards we've put up, click here.
Contact us at:
friends@usslibertyveterans.org
| Basic Facts about USS Liberty |
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| 34 Killed in Action |
| 174 Wounded in Action |
| Congressional Medal of Honor |
| 2 Navy Crosses |
| 38 Silver/Bronze Stars |
| 208 Purple Hearts |
This is one of the three American flags shot down by Israeli forces during their attack on the USS Liberty.
The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans’ assistance organization, officially committed to “devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.” Yet, Legion managers have torpedoed resolutions supporting the Liberty, refused to allow a booth by the Liberty Veterans Association at its 2013 national convention, and refused to publish a paid ad in support of the Liberty crew, and treated survivors and family members with arrogance and disdain. Read more
