[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 80 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 39--HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED 
 STATES AIR FORCE WHO WERE CASUALTIES OF THE JUNE 25, 1996, TERRORIST 
  BOMBING OF THE UNITED STATES SECTOR KHOBAR TOWERS MILITARY HOUSING 
                      COMPLEX ON DHAHRAN AIR BASE

  Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services:

                            S. Con. Res. 39

       Whereas June 25, 2016, marks the twentieth anniversary of 
     the terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar 
     Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base, also 
     known as King Abdul Aziz Royal Saudi Air Base, near Dhahran, 
     Saudi Arabia on June 25, 1996;
       Whereas 19 members of the United States Air Force were 
     killed, more than 500 other members of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States were wounded, and approximately 297 
     innocent Saudi and Bangladeshi civilians were casualties in 
     this terrorist attack;
       Whereas the 19 members of the United States Air Force 
     killed in this terrorist attack while serving their country 
     were Captain Christopher J. Adams, Staff Sergeant Daniel B. 
     Cafourek, Sergeant Millard D. Campbell, Senior Airmen Earl F. 
     Cartrette, Jr., Technical Sergeant Patrick P. Fenning, 
     Captain Leland T. Haun, Master Sergeant Michael G. Heiser, 
     Staff Sergeant Kevin J. Johnson, Staff Sergeant Ronald L. 
     King, Master Sergeant Kendall K. Kitson, Jr., Airman First 
     Class Christopher B. Lester, Airman First Class Brent E. 
     Marthaler, Airman First Class Brian W. McVeigh, Airman First 
     Class Peter J. Morgera, Technical Sergeant Thanh V. Nguyen, 
     Airman First Class Joseph E. Rimkus, Senior Airman Jeremy A. 
     Taylor, Airman First Class Justin R. Wood, and Airman First 
     Class Joshua E. Woody;
       Whereas the families and friends of these brave service 
     members and the survivors of this attack still mourn their 
     loss;
       Whereas the survivors of this terrorist attack suffer 
     still, whether their suffering be through physical injury, 
     mental anguish, or through the remembrance of their fallen 
     compatriots;
       Whereas the Unites States District Court for the Eastern 
     District of Virginia indicted Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil and 
     13 others on the count, among others, of conspiracy to kill 
     United States nationals;
       Whereas Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil is the former military 
     chief of Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, also known as Saudi Hezbollah, a 
     militant group known to be supported by the terrorist group 
     Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       Whereas the United States District Court for the District 
     of Columbia, in a civil action, found the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran liable for the bombing and ordered restitution to be 
     paid to the service members' families that were party to the 
     complaint;
       Whereas, on or about August 26, 2015, Ahmed Ibrahim al-
     Mughassil was detained in Beirut, Lebanon and turned over to 
     authorities of Saudi Arabia;
       Whereas Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil remains listed on the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation's most wanted terrorist list;
       Whereas those guilty of carrying out this terrorist attack 
     have yet to be brought to justice; and
       Whereas terrorism remains an ever-present threat which 
     members of the United States Armed Forces and other agents of 
     the United States stand ready to combat throughout the world: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of 
     the terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar 
     Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base, 
     Congress--
       (1) recognizes the service and sacrifice of the 19 members 
     of the United States Air Force who were killed in that 
     attack;
       (2) calls upon every citizen of the United States to pause 
     and pay tribute to those brave service members;
       (3) extends its continued sympathies to the families and 
     friends of those who were killed;
       (4) acknowledges the anguish and resilience of the 
     survivors of that attack;
       (5) assures the members of the United States Armed Forces 
     and other agents of the United States serving in harm's way 
     throughout the world that their well-being and interests will 
     at all times be given the highest priority; and
       (6) declares that any perpetrators of terrorist acts 
     against members of the Armed Forces, other agents of the 
     United States, or United States citizens will be vigorously 
     pursued and finally brought to justice.

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