[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 166 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

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                               speech of

                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2021

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, on June 3, 1969, 74 sailors were killed off 
the coast of Vietnam.
  These sailors--the ``Lost 74''--perished when the USS Frank E Evans 
sank after colliding with an aircraft carrier participating in a 
training exercise.
  Each of these service members were deployed to a combat zone. Each of 
these service members died in the service of our nation. And yet, their 
names have been left off the Vietnam Memorial wall.
  These sailors deserve to be recognized alongside the individuals who 
lost their lives in service of our nation in the Vietnam War. This 
commemoration of their service is long overdue.
  The Lost 74 are heroes who left their home and families to fight for 
their country--our country--and gave the last full measure of devotion 
in the service of peace and security.
  Their names deserve to be honored and remembered alongside the 60,000 
Americans who lost their lives in Vietnam.

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