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Thanks for reminding us TSgt Joe C. that on June 8, 1967 Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attack the intelligence ship USS Liberty in international waters off Egypt’s Gaza Strip.
Even though the lightly-armed and clearly marked US vessel was in international waters, the Israeli's clearly understood its purpose and capabilities while they were fighting the bulk of the Arab world during the Six-Day War.
It made perfect sense for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to recall the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga 12 fighter aircraft which were launched to defend the Liberty.
Spy craft and other espionage personnel understand that they are expendable and if apprehended they know the USA government will deny them sanctuary, usually.
Even though the lightly-armed and clearly marked US vessel was in international waters, the Israeli's clearly understood its purpose and capabilities while they were fighting the bulk of the Arab world during the Six-Day War.
It made perfect sense for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to recall the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga 12 fighter aircraft which were launched to defend the Liberty.
Spy craft and other espionage personnel understand that they are expendable and if apprehended they know the USA government will deny them sanctuary, usually.
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CPL Edward Emory Rehmeyer III
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CTC Melvin Douglas Smith
PC2 John Clarence Spicher
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CT3 Thomas Ray Thornton
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LCDR Philip McCutcheon Armstrong
LT James Cecil Pierce
Lt Stephen Spencer Toth
CT3 William Bernard Allenbaugh
SN Gary Ray Blanchard
CT2 Allen Merle Blue
QM3 Francis Brown
CT2 Ronnie Jordan Campbell
CT2 Jerry Leroy Converse
CT2 Robert Burton Eisenberg
CT2 Jerry Lee Goss
CT1 Curtis Alan Graves
CTSN Lawrence Paul Hayden
CT1 Warren Edward Hersey
CT3 Alan Higgins
SN Carl Lewis Hoar
CT2 Richard Walter Keene Jr
CTSN James Lee Lenau
CTC Raymond Eugene Linn
CT1 James Mahlon Lupton
CT3 Duane Rowe Marggraf
CTSN David Walter Marlborough
CT2 Anthony Peter Mendle
CTSN Carl Christian Nygren
SGT Jack Lewis Raper
CPL Edward Emory Rehmeyer III
ICFN David Skolak
CT1 John Caleb Smith Jr
CTC Melvin Douglas Smith
PC2 John Clarence Spicher
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