[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S10835]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 727--HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 
         FLIGHT 103 ON THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY

  Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg. Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 727

       Whereas, on December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew 
     members on board Pan American Airways flight 103, and 11 
     people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland, were killed by a 
     terrorist's bomb;
       Whereas 189 people of the United States and nationals from 
     20 other countries were victims of this heinous attack;
       Whereas the families and friends of the victims of this 
     tragedy have suffered immeasurable losses;
       Whereas people around the world actively have worked to 
     diminish the possibility of future terrorist attacks;
       Whereas, in 2003, Libya accepted responsibility for Libyan 
     officials' involvement in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, 
     denounced terrorism, and vowed to abandon its weapons 
     program;
       Whereas, on October 31, 2008, almost 20 years after the 
     terrorist attack, Libya completed delivery of long-awaited 
     compensation to the families of the victims of the bombing of 
     Pan Am flight 103; and
       Whereas nothing can replace the loved ones lost in the 
     attack, and the United States must never forget the victims 
     of this crime: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates December 21, 2008, as ``Twentieth 
     Anniversary of Remembrance for the Victims of the Bombing of 
     Pan Am Flight 103 Day''; and
       (2) conveys the most sincere condolences to the families, 
     friends, and communities of the victims of the attack on 
     Flight 103.

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