[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Res. 569 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 569

Honoring the life of those who died in service to their country aboard 
               the U.S.S. Enterprise on January 14, 1969.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2006

     Mr. Ensign (for himself and Mr. Reid) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the life of those who died in service to their country aboard 
               the U.S.S. Enterprise on January 14, 1969.

Whereas, on the morning of January 14, 1969, an MK-32 Zuni rocket fixed to an F-
        4 Phantom on the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) was overheated due to the 
        exhaust of a nearby aircraft causing the rocket to explode;
Whereas the initial explosion of the MK-32 Zuni rocket set off a chain reaction 
        of explosions, thus causing the death of 28 sailors and injuries to 314 
        more;
Whereas the servicemen killed include FA Paul Akers, AN David M. Asbury, LTJG 
        Carl D. Berghult, LTJG James H. Berry, AO3 Richard W. Bovaird, AE3 
        Patrick L. Bulingham, AMS3 James R. Floyd Jr., AN Ernest L. Foster, 
        ABHAN Delbert D. Girty, AEC Ronald E. Hay, ASH3 Roger L. Halbrook, AN 
        Dole L. Hunt, ALAN Donald R. Lacy, ADJ3 Armando Limon, AME3 Dennis E. 
        Marks, ABH1 James Martineau, ALAN Joseph C. Mason, AN Dennis R. Milburn, 
        AN Joseph W. Oates, LTJG Buddy D. Pyeatt, ABE3 Jacob J. Quintis, BM2 
        James C. Snipes, AN Russell J. Tyler, AN Lavern R. Von Feldt, AN Robert 
        C. Ward Jr., AN John R. Webster, ASM2 Henry S. Yates Jr., and AMS3 
        Jerome D. Yoakum;
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise, also known as ``the Big E'', was the world's 
        first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and changed forever the face of 
        maritime warfare;
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise, commissioned on November 25, 1961, is the world's 
        longest aircraft carrier, measuring 1,123 feet, and remains in service 
        docked at its home in Norfolk, Virginia; and
Whereas those who perished aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise on January 14, 1969, 
        served their country bravely: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors the life and legacy of those who 
bravely served aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65), especially those 
who gave their lives in service to the United States on January 14, 
1969.
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