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Military Links on This SiteMy tour of duty: U.S. Marines, 1971 - 1975 Military History Sites
"War Dogs, America's Forgotten Heroes" Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Veteran and Military Web Sites Civil War Women: Primary Sources The Saint Louis Ladies' Union Aid Society The USS LibertyOn June 8, 1967 (during the Six-Day War), Israelis attacked the Liberty, a US Navy communications vessel. It was in international waters 15 miles north of the Sinai Peninsula. 34 American seamen were killed, 171 were wounded, and extensive damage was done to the ship. Israelis immediately apologized and claimed the attack was an accidental one, although the US said that Israel had "ample opportunity to identify the Liberty orrectly." Later, Israel paid $3,323,500 in compensation. The USS PuebloOn January 23, 1968, North Koreans seized the Pueblo in the Sea of Japan off the Korean coast. 82 crew members survived the boarding. They were held for exactly 11 months and charged with spying. Neither Moscow nor Peking intervened; as a result, North Korean President Kim Il Sung became a demigod in the eyes of his people. The crew was set free after the U.S. signed an apology for having conducted espionage on North Korea, and promised never to do it again; however, in a procedure unprecedented in international law, the United States branded the document false before signing it. The ship remains in Wonson Harbor, North Korea. The SS MayaguezThe Mayaguez was a merchant freighter bound to Thailand from Singapore. On May 12, 1975, Cambodian Khmer Rouge guerrillas in two gunboats captured the ship and its 39-member crew. The crew was charged with spying. Following 2 days of military attacks and counterattacks, the Mayaguez was retaken in a lightning raid using a small amphibious force of U.S. Marines. 15 Marines were killed and so were dozens of Cambodians. |
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