[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SENSELESS VIOLENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA

  Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, like so many Americans, I have watched 
with horror and anger the news accounts of the senseless act of 
violence in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia which has claimed the lives of 19 of 
our Nation's best and brightest young men and women and shattered the 
lives of so many others.
  Across the Nation and in my own State of Montana we all feel the 
impact of this tragedy. Great Falls, MT, is the home of Malmstrom Air 
Force Base and the 341st Missile Wing. Twenty-three dedicated members 
of the 341st Missile Wing were deployed at King Abdul Aziz Air Force 
Base the night of the bombing and 5 soldiers were injured in the blast. 
Fortunately, we have now learned that their injuries are not serious.
  I know all Montanans join me in offering our best wishes for a full 
recovery to Capt. Stephen Goff, A1c Daniel D. Hazell, AB Christopher T. 
Wagar, A1c Dennis A. Kuritz, and A1c Roger K. Kaalekahi IV. T.Sgt. 
James Rangitsch, originally of Billings, MT, was also injured in the 
blast and our best wishes go out to him and his family as well as his 
mother Dorothy Rangitsch, also of Billings.
  We have all felt the pain of this horrible tragedy. The thoughts and 
prayers of all Montanans and all Americans are with the families of 
those who have lost their lives and those who are now burdened by 
injury. For those young men and women who have been taken from us too 
soon, we must resolve that these senseless acts of terror will not go 
unpunished and the perpetrators of the bombing in Dhahran will be 
brought to justice.

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