[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 200 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 200

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Honoring the victims of the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing in 
                         Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 200

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas on June 25, 1996, a terrorist truck bomb outside a military housing 
        compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killed 19 members of the Armed Forces 
        and wounded hundreds of others;
Whereas the members of the Armed Forces killed and wounded in the bombing were 
        defending the national security interests of the United States;
Whereas the defense of United States national interests continues to require the 
        forward deployment of members of the Armed Forces to other countries;
Whereas the members of the Armed Forces are called upon to perform duties that 
        place their lives at risk from terrorist elements hostile to the United 
        States;
Whereas global terrorism has demonstrated no respect for the historic rules of 
        war, no reluctance to strike against innocent and defenseless 
        individuals, and a willingness to engage in tactics against which 
        conventional defenses are difficult;
Whereas it is the duty of the President and the military chain of command to 
        take all necessary steps to keep members of the Armed Forces protected 
        and as safe as the nature of their mission permits;
Whereas the people of the United States stand with those who have volunteered to 
        serve their country and grieve at the loss of those who, to quote 
        Lincoln, ``have given their last full measure of devotion'' to the 
        security and well-being of the United States;
Whereas those members of the Armed Forces serving in Saudi Arabia and around the 
        world demonstrate valor and a faith in the American way of life that 
        reflects honorably not only on themselves but upon the country that they 
        represent; and
Whereas the military personnel who lost their lives on June 25, 1996, in the 
        bombing in Dhahran died in the honorable service of their Nation and 
        exemplified all that is best and most virtuous in the American people: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
    That Congress hereby--
            (1) recognizes the 19 members of the Armed Forces who died 
        in the terrorist truck bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on 
        June 25, 1996, and honors them for their service and sacrifice;
            (2) calls upon the Nation to hold fast the memory of those 
        who died;
            (3) extends its sympathies to the families of those who 
        died; and
            (4) assures the members of the Armed Forces serving 
        anywhere in the world that their well-being and interests will 
        at all times be given the highest priority.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.