[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6772]
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  SA 1578. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mrs. Ernst) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 234, recognizing the Sailors and Marines who 
sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the 
devastating 1967 fire onboard USS Forrestal and, during the week of the 
50th anniversary of the tragic event, commemorating the efforts of 
those who survived; as follows:

       In paragraph (2) of the seventh whereas clause, strike 
     ``more than''.
       Strike the third whereas clause and insert the following:
       Whereas, on July 28, 1967, during an underway 
     replenishment, the crew of USS Forrestal onloaded 
     deteriorated bombs, which were more vulnerable to explosion 
     at high temperatures;
       Whereas, on July 29, 1967, the ordnance load for the strike 
     was changed at the request of the crew of USS Forrestal to 
     expend the inventory of the newly onloaded older bombs as 
     soon as possible;

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